The Walk A Mile in Her Shoes event is a national movement across high schools and colleges and serves as a wake-up call to stand against the uprising of sexual assaults and offer protection to the victims.
This can be achieved by raising awareness for the causes, effects and remedies for sexual assault and gender violence, and to also raise funds to support victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.
The men who participate walk one mile in women’s high-heeled shoes to actively confront gender stereotypes and societal expectations. Even though it is not easy to walk around in these shoes, this action allows for self-reflections and self-examinations of actions and decisions.
YSU’s Interfraternity Council, which is a local governing body for National Interfraternity Conference fraternity chapters, helps to provide educational programs on a variety of topics to fraternity chapters while also giving administrative guidance for policy, procedure and recruitment.
In addition to all the responsibilities of the IFC, they take part in the Walk A Mile in Her Shoes event annually to carry out both aims of fundraising and awareness. The officers of the IFC help to formulate the specifics for each year.
Ian Ward, the vice president of recruitment for IFC, stated this year’s goal.
“We plan to raise money from local businesses and donate all proceeds to the Young Women’s Christian Association,” he said.
The YWCA is an organization that helps to empower women, develop youth and eliminate racism in society.
