Working with Men and Boys to Working with Men and Boys to Prevent Gender-Based Violence: Prevent Gender-Based Violence: Overview of an Online ToolkitOverview of an Online Toolkit

Juan Carlos Areán Juan Carlos Areán Family Violence Prevention FundFamily Violence Prevention Fund

October 19October 19thth, 2005, 2005

CDC Web-ConferenceCDC Web-Conference

FVPF Four Prevention StrategiesFVPF Four Prevention Strategies

Early supports and services to children Early supports and services to children who have witnessed violence in their who have witnessed violence in their home or communityhome or community

Early supports and services to young Early supports and services to young

familiesfamilies

FVPF Four Prevention StrategiesFVPF Four Prevention Strategies

Community building efforts that cultivate Community building efforts that cultivate indigenous leaders and devise indigenous leaders and devise culturally-appropriate, strengths-based culturally-appropriate, strengths-based solutions to DVsolutions to DV

Social norms change by reaching men Social norms change by reaching men and boys with violence prevention and boys with violence prevention messages messages

Online Toolkit for Working with Online Toolkit for Working with Men and BoysMen and Boys

http://toolkit.endabuse.org/HomeCommissioned by the CDC in 2004 for Commissioned by the CDC in 2004 for

the DELTA Programthe DELTA ProgramContributors included:Contributors included:

James Lang, Jackson Katz, Paul Kivel, James Lang, Jackson Katz, Paul Kivel, Michael Kaufmann, Michael Flood, Gary Michael Kaufmann, Michael Flood, Gary Baker, Pat McGann, Alan Grieg, Donna Baker, Pat McGann, Alan Grieg, Donna Norton and Juan Carlos AreánNorton and Juan Carlos Areán

Online Toolkit for Working with Online Toolkit for Working with Men and Boys – Work PlanMen and Boys – Work Plan

Introduction to the issuesIntroduction to the issuesWhyWhy work with men and boys? work with men and boys? What?:What?: Get to work Get to workHow?:How?: Build partnerships Build partnershipsDiscussion boardDiscussion boardResourcesResources

WhyWhy work with work with men and boys?men and boys?

Top Ten ReasonsA Comprehensive ApproachCountering ObjectionsMaking the Case to Men and Boys

Countering ObjectionsCountering Objections

Men will resist this work because they do not want to lose their power and privilege

There are few opportunities and there is little permission for men to get involved in preventing gender-based violence

It is hard to know which men to target "Boys will be boys": men will not change

because they cannot

What?:What?: Get to Work Get to Work

Good PracticesWhat Men & Boys Can DoApply a Comprehensive

ApproachWork with Young MenWork Through Schools

Work with Young Men Work with Young Men

What we know about young men and violence

How boys become men Ways to engage young men in

violence prevention

Work Through Schools Work Through Schools

Reasons to work through schoolsChallenges to working through

schoolsPractices for effective school

partnershipsGood practices for school-based workEight steps for getting started

How?:How?: Build Partnerships Build Partnerships

Organizational Alliances

– Faith-based

– Media

Cross-Cultural Solidarity

Workplace Partnerships

THANK YOU!THANK YOU!

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