Engaging Men in Ending Violence Against Women

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Engaging Men in Ending Violence Against Women

• Steven Botkin, Ed.D.
• Mens Resources International

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Mens violence against women affects families and
communities all around the world.
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YWCA Zambia compound wall
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All around the world there are men eager to
learn how to support women and end violence.
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Mens Action Group, Liberia
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Community Leaders in Ebonyi, Nigeria
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Zambia Mens Network
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For All Men Involved in the Lives of Youth
(F.A.M.I.L.Y.), Massachusetts, United States
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And all around the world there are women who are
welcoming men as partners in the struggle for
gender equality and non-violence.
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GBV Program Staff IRC-Liberia
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Womens Action Group IRC-Liberia
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Ebonyi Mens Centre founder, Chief Ugo Nnachi
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Women Welcoming Men as Allies - Zambia
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There is a growing recognition that men play a
unique and important role in challenging sexism
and violence against women personally,
institutionally and culturally.
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PRINCIPLES FORENGAGING MEN
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Affirm mens inherent compassion and desire for
connection with women, children and other men.
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Understand that violence and domination are not
inherent parts of male nature, but rather
symptoms of the damaging effects of patriarchy,
violence and male socialization on men.
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Emphasize the important role men can play in
ending violence against women.
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Broaden our understanding of violence to include
domination, abuseand neglect.
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Expose the costs and benefits of conformity to
masculine domination and violence.
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Help men practice listening to women and other
men with compassion.
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Teach men to talk vulnerably about their own
experienceswith violence.
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Help men understand the connections between their
own experiences with violence and ending violence
against women.
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Provide specific actions for men to taketoward
ending violenceagainst women.
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Promote the development of mens networks and
mens centers to support men to challenge
masculine domination and violence.
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Provide opportunities for women to witness and
support men as they learn to challenge violence
and domination.
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Teach men to be proud and powerful allies with
women.
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Organize collective actions of men and women to
challenge violence.
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By connecting with other men and with women about
our experiences with violence and with privilege,
men become empowered to join with women to
challenge violence and develop positive models of
masculinity.
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Listening to mens stories - Zambia Mens Network
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MRI partners with community organizations
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Community leaders taking a stand - Nigeria
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Building a network of African men Nigeria,
Zambia, Rwanda
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Ebonyi MRC in Annual Womens Day march
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Women and men are powerful together - Nigeria
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A ceremony of commitment
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And connection
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Building a strong community
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For violence prevention and positive masculinity
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