Welcome to Eguy. While the entire Center website was designed with both men and women in mind, we thought it was important to provide a section that provides information on topics of particular interest to men, men's health, and men's wellbeing. Eguy doesn't claim to have all the answers, but it does provide information on topics you may care about such as dating, sex, exercise, nutrition & health, alcohol and drugs and a special section with a woman's perspective. You will find valuable information in other parts of the Center's website as well on these topics. Eguy has a little different perspective. We hope you enjoy Eguy!

Why the Center for Women and Men ?

Because Definitions of What it Means to Be a Man are Changing: Definitions of being male are constantly changing as society and expectations change. The Center offers workshops which can help men make their lives and relationships with others be what they want them to be and to resist the pressures to choose a narrow and ridged view of masculinity. Learn to express your highest values and to be the person you want to be by your own standards.

Because Men are Frequently Pitted Against Each Other : From the time they are boys, men learn to compete with each other and to imagine themselves as adversaries (whether on the playing field, in the business boardroom, or on the battle field). Men learn to view each other with suspicion and mistrust and to sometimes fear those who differ from themselves either by nationality, class, ethnicity, or sexual orientation. At the Center for Women & Men, men can gain valuable skills that foster successful communication in their professional and personal lives.

Because Men are Given Mixed Messages: Men are frequently given messages that they should be in control, strong, and stoical. At the same time men are expected to be sensitive, caring and to express their emotions. The Center provides services and programs which address these issues.

Because Men Want to be Part of the Solution. Most men care about issues of equality and violence and want to be part of the solution. Men want to help make the world safer not just for themselves, but for other men and women.

Because Men Hurt : Men are given messages from an early age to ignore physical, emotional, and mental pain. They are told to “Just walk it off” “Suck it up and cope” and “Be a Man”. A lifetime of trying to be in control and not let others down places a heavy burden on men and on their relationships with others. The Center for Women & Men is a safe place where men can explore their full range of beliefs and feelings, treat themselves and others with compassion and respect, and learn to communicate with honesty.

Because Some Men are Hurting Others: Violence in our relationships, in our families and schools continues to be a major problem in society. Men and boys not only initiate most of the violence ---they are also the victims of most of the violence in society. At the Center for Women & Men, men can learn ways of effectively responding to anger and conflict in ways that improve rather than damage relationships. The Center provides a wide range of workshops that can help to strengthen relationships, explore the changing dimensions of masculinity, and learn to recognize patterns of hurtful behavior in a non-judgmental atmosphere.