Rob Okun
American writer-editor
Rob Okun is a writer-editor, activist known for his strong advocacy for the pro-feminist men's movement. He is a former executive director of the Men's Resource Center for Change (MRC), one of the earliest men's centers in North America. Okun is the editor of Voice Male, the magazine chronicling masculinities and men's engagement in the gender equity movement.
Editor of books on political art and profeminism, his work has appeared in numerous publications and websites including Women's eNews, Ms., Counterpunch, The Telegraph of London, San Diego Union-Tribune, and Dallas Morning News among others.
Biography
Beginning as an anti-Vietnam War activist, Okun's growing awareness of male-dominated leadership in the New Left led to his interest in feminism and pro-feminism. While serving as associate and executive director of the MRC, he transformed its organizational newsletter into Voice Male, a national publication chronicling the profeminist men's movement. He has been its editor since 1996. Topics range from men and violence to boys becoming men; fathering to male survivors of abuse; and men and feminism, men's health, GBTQ issues. Voice Male emphasizes "the social transformation of masculinities in the world today." Okun is known for his outspoken views against gender-based violence and advocating that men must take more active roles in preventing violence. He is a frequent op-ed contributor to Ms., V-Day, AlterNet, and other publications, and the editor of two books: The Rosenbergs: Collected Visions of Artists and Writers and Voice Male: The Untold Story of the Profeminist Men's Movement.
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