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Walk a Mile in Her Shoes

The Men's March to Stop Rape, Sexual Assault & Gender Violence

Put Yourself in Her Shoes

Each year, an ever-increasing number of men, women and their families are joining Walk a Mile in Her ShoesŪ: The International Men's March to Stop Rape, Sexual Assault & Gender Violence. Walk a Mile in Her ShoesŪ is a fun opportunity for men to educate the community about a very serious subject and to rally the community to take action to prevent sexualized violence.

First You Walk the Walk

There is an old saying: "You can't really understand another person's experience until you've walked a mile in their shoes." Walk a Mile in Her ShoesŪ asks men to literally walk one mile in women's high-heeled shoes. It's not easy walking in these shoes, but it's fun and it gets the community to talk about something that's really difficult to talk about: gender relations and sexual violence. We are proud that SVSU administration is walking the walk. Among the first to commit to walking this year include:

Then You Talk the Talk

It's critical to open up communication about sexual violence. While hidden away, it's immune too cure. Unfortunately, it's difficult to get people talking. People unfamiliar with it often don't even want to know it exists. It's ugly. People that have experienced it themselves want to forget about it. How do you get them talking now, so they can prevent it from happening? And after it's happened, how do you get them to talk about it so they can recover?

Walk a Mile in Her ShoesŪ provides several opportunities to get people talking. For preventive education, it helps men better understand and appreciate women's experiences, thus changing perspectives, helping improve gender relationships and decreasing the potential for violence. For healing, it informs the community that services are available for recovery. It demonstrates that men are willing and able to be courageous partners with women in making the world a safer place

Sexualized Violence is Not Just a Women's Issue

Sexualized violence does not just affect women. It affects the men who care about them, their families, their friends, their coworkers, and their communities. Sexualized violence is epidemic. Some of the statistics: Every 90 seconds a woman is raped in America. One in six American women are victims of sexual assault.That means someone you know, someone you care about, has been or may become the victim of sexual violence. It may be your mother, your sister, your friend, your girlfriend, your wife, your coworker, or your daughter.

2nd Annual Walk at SVSU - April 17, 2008

Saginaw Valley State University will be the site of the 2008 Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event. The last event took place in November of 2006 and raised more than $6,500 for the Sexual Assault Center of Saginaw. This time around, SVSU is collaborating with the following community organizations:

The goal is to raise awareness and dollars that will support Sexual Assault prevention, education and services in the tri-county area. You won't want to miss this opportunity to make a difference!

Registration Materials - click below to download a packet

SVSU Students

SVSU Faculty & Staff

Community Members

Thanks to Our 2008 Gold Sponsors

Thanks to Our 2008 Silver Sponsors

Thanks to Our 2008 Bronze Sponsors