The Strength to Choose: Ethical Repositioning in the Face of Pressure

The Strength to Choose explores the often-overlooked costs young men face when they choose to hold power differently. Drawing on the Reconfiguring Gravity framework, the article examines how societal expectations, peer dynamics, and cultural norms exert a powerful gravitational pull that rewards conformity and punishes ethical repositioning. It argues that prevention efforts must go beyond messaging and equip young men to recognise these forces, make conscious choices, and withstand the backlash that often follows. Featuring insights from the Strength to Stand program, the article offers a practical and aspirational vision: that stepping out of orbit is not weakness, but true strength, and that prevention must help young men see the choice as both possible and worth making.

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