Bystander Intervention Short Response

You are at a get together after work. Several co-workers have brought their friends. You overhear a group of your male coworkers rating the women that have come to the party that don’t work with you.

How would you respond?

You are out to dinner with three other couples. Conversation is going well with people moving in and out of several topics and sometimes the whole group is talking and other times separated conversations happening. At one point you overhear one of the men tell a joke that you find to be homophobic and sexist. You look across the table and notice someone else looking uncomfortable, while some people laugh. What do you do?

Your friend keeps texting the new person he is dating. He gets visibly angry and annoyed that she’s not texting back so he wants to drive by her house and see if he can find her. What do you say to your friend?

You are in gym class and overhear another student say to one of your classmates “you throw like a girl”. What is your response?

You are at a party and notice a friend and his partner in the corner. You see him grab his partner’s arm, shake her and get in her face. He’s talking quietly but very forcefully. You can’t hear what is said and can’t see her reaction except her physical efforts to pull away from him. What is your response?