Prevention Resources

Men & Boys

Coaching Boys into Men
Brochure developed by the Family Violence Prevention Fund.

Coaching Boys into Men for the African American Community
Brochure developed by the Family Violence Prevention Fund.

Engaging Men
Efforts to prevent violence against women will fail unless they undermine the cultural and collective supports for physical and sexual assault found among many men. This paper outlines recent Australian community education campaigns directed at men and the dilemmas with which they deal. It then identified five key challenges in such work.

Honour Related Violence
Honour related violence (HRV) refers to the punishment of girls and women for sexual or societal indiscretions which bring shame on the family. HRV has becoming increasingly visible in Europe over the last decade and its forms range from oppression through to killing. This training manual is a tool for those working to combat HRV such as the police, social services, judiciary, schools, health care services, immigration, as well as civil society organisations and women's shelters. The sessions cover: Introduction to Working on Honour Related Violence; Gender; Empowerment; Patriarchal Power Structures and Violence; Socio-cultural Context, Values and Norms; Understanding the Concept of Honour; HRV and Sexuality; Indications, Risk Assessment of HRV and Support; Coping Strategies; HIV, Poverty and Social Inclusion; and Multi-Sector Cooperation. The different units contain lectures, exercises and case studies. The manual ends with a suggested training schedule, an evaluation form and references for further reading.

Rape as a Men's Issue
English | Spanish
Informational sheet on why rape is a men's issue. Created by Men Can Stop Rape.

The Social Norms Approach to Violence Prevention
The social norms approach to violence prevention is being used to engage men as allies in preventing violence against women. Social norms interventions have had considerable success in addressing alcohol, tobacco and drug use and abuse in high school, college, and community settings.

Toolkit for Working with Men and Boys
This web site is a comprehensive tool kit designed to help you work with men and boys to prevent gender-based violence. It provides readings, case studies, handouts, exercises, and other resources as well as community-building tools.

What Men Can Do
English | Spanish
Informational sheet on what men can do to stop rape. Created by Men Can Stop Rape.

Working with Men on Gender, Sexuality, Violence and Health: Trainer’s Manual
Women's health status is an outcome of several interacting factors, including women's relationship with their male partners. This manual is a resource for trainers working with men and youth (boys) on the issue of gender, sexuality, violence and health in India. The content is guided by a social justice and equity perspective and it is 'male-centred' in its approach. There are six distinct modules: Equity and Equality; Gender; Sexuality; Health; Violence and Facilitation Skills. Each module includes the different sessions' aims, activities, handouts and facilitation notes. References for further reading are also given. The 'Violence' module aims to enable participants to understand the concept of violence, to see how it is a gender issue and to increase their sensitivity around the subject. Videos, discussions and case studies form part of the training. This manual is for use by trainers who are working with groups of men, such as teachers with adolescent boys, community organizers with male farmers and facilitators who work with men on issues of gender-based violence.

Working with Men to Prevent Violence Against Women: An Overview (Part One)
This document provides an overview of current efforts involving men in the prevention of violence against women and discusses men’s role in prevention, what is effective in men’s prevention, and cultural issues and considerations in working with men.

Working with Men to Prevent Violence Against Women: Program Modalities and Formats (Part Two)
This document discusses best practices in prevention, provides an overview of different program modalities and formats, and reviews pedagogies that can be used in working with men to prevent violence against women.

Links

A Call to Men
National Association of Men and Women Committed to Ending Violence Against Women. A Call To Men is a leading national men's organization addressing men's violence against women, and the eradication of sexism, while maintaining strong coalitions with women's organizations already doing this important work. We help to organize communities in order to raise awareness and get men involved in ending violence against women.

Men Can Stop Rape
Men Can Stop Rape (formerly Men's Rape Prevention Project) empowers male youth and the institutions that serve them to work as allies with women in preventing rape and other forms of men's violence. Through awareness-to-action education and community organizing, we promote gender equity and build men's capacity to be strong without being violent.

Men Ending Rape
Men Ending Rape is committed to ending rape by encouraging men to play a significant role in ending the perpetuation of a campus rape culture. MER works to help college campuses establish successful student organizations, designed to address men's role in ending rape.

Men For Change
Pro-feminist men dialog with women to end sexism and oppression. Topic links include how to create healthy relationships: a violence-prevention curriculum, the personal and the political more masculine vistas, and the voices of women.

Men in the Movement to End Violence Against Women
VAWnet lists of resources on training and education, organizations and programs, campaigns and campaign materials.

Men Stopping Violence
Men Stopping Violence is a social change organization dedicated to ending men's violence against women. This site includes downloadable articles.

National Organization for Men Against Sexism
The National Organization for Men Against Sexism is an activist organization of men and women supporting positive changes for men.

White Ribbon Campaign
Men working to end men's violence against women. The White Ribbon Campaign is an educational organization to encourage reflection and discussion that leads to personal and collective action among men.

XY
XY is a website focused on men, masculinities and gender politics. XY is a space for the exploration of issues of gender and sexuality, the daily issues of men's and women's lives, and practical discussion of personal and social change. Includes articles, links and the Men's Bibliographhy, a comprehensive bibliography of writing on men, masculinities, gender, and sexualities compiled by Michael Flood.