Jackson Katz was born May 7, 1960 in Swampscott, Maryland. Katz is currently married to his wife, Shelley, and has a son named Judah. He is an activist in masculine studies, specifically focusing on the way that norms have focused on creating a culture of “misogyny, homophobia, and violence” (182). Prior, Kats studied at UMass Amherst, Harvard, and the University of California.
Katz works as an educator for men at all ages, as well as with the military and sports teams in order to help change the stigma. He has also made films, such as Tough Guise and Tough Guise 2. Katz has also written The Macho Paradox: Why Some Men Hurt Women and How All Men Can Help and Men Speak Out: Views on Gender, Sex and Power, as well as other pieces about the way politics intersect with masculinity and toxic masculinity.
He is also founded Mentors in Violence Prevention Strategies, a program he is also actively a director of. This program works on awareness and training for men still in school, as well as the military, professional sports teams, and major corporations in order to try to alleviate toxic masculinity and provide a better example for younger generations.
To contact Jackson Katz or to do further research, check out the links below to his media platforms.
“Jackson Katz.” Gale Literature: Contemporary Authors, Gale, 2018. Gale In Context: Biography, https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/H1000186203/BIC?u=kutztownuniv&sid=BIC&xid=6aed5e9b. Accessed 5 Mar. 2020.
Image taken from Katz’s website
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