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Just as I finished President Carter’s new book, A Call to Action: Women, Religion, Violence, and Power<\/a>, I heard the news about the killing rampage in Isla Vista, CA. \u00a0 Here was a perfect example of what President Carter described: a man who used power and violence to punish women.<\/p>\n

While religion has not yet been mentioned as an explanation for the killer’s rampage, attitudes in the US have been shaped by religious ideologies that value men over women. \u00a0 This over-valuing of men permeates all aspects of our culture. \u00a0Many laws in the US control women in ways that clearly indicate that the law-makers \u00a0do not view women as\u00a0adults equal to men. \u00a0When misogyny is rampant, violence against women is the result.<\/p>\n

President Carter is a member of The Elders<\/a>, a group of\u00a0‘independent global leaders working together for peace and human rights.’ \u00a0 One major focus of The Elders is on achieving equality for women and girls<\/a>. \u00a0 The Carter Center, founded by President Carter and Rosalynn\u00a0Carter, lists 23 action steps<\/a> that ‘can help blaze the road to progress’ and\u00a0end misogyny.<\/p>\n

Tony Porter called to men to get out of the Man Box.<\/a> \u00a0The way we socialize men creates violence against women. \u00a0It is up to men to challenge and change male culture.<\/a> \u00a0It is up to men to end violence against women. \u00a0It is up to men, the many men who truly care about women, to end misogyny.\u00a0Let us heed President Carter’s and Tony Porter’s Calls to Action and end misogyny now.<\/p>\n

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