Engaging Boys and Men in the Community

Growing numbers of men are asking 'How can I be part of the solution?'. This page provides your CAG with information and strategies on how to actively involve men from your community in preventing violence against women. The sites below will not only provide your group with strategies on how to generate meaningful engagement from local men and boys, but they also provide tools that can support men, themselves, to make a difference, both individually and within their broader community.

Gender Equity and Male Engagement

Meaningful engagement with men and boys is increasingly recognized as critical to gender equality and equity, necessary not only for women’s empowerment, but also for transforming the social and gender norms that reinforce patriarchy and inequality and harm both women and men.

Male Ally for Gender Equality

This study provides guidance when seeking to create cultures of respect, equality, and inclusivity and for men seeking to better understand what women want and need from them as allies and to learn constructive ways they can help bring other men on board with gender equality.

Toolkit for Action in Men' Daily Lives

 Individuals can act to lessen violence in their own lives and the lives of those around them, 
we can work to build gender?equal relations between women and men, and take action to shift the structural and cultural underpinnings of men’s violence against women.

Unpacking Masculinity and Engaging Men in Prevention

This paper seeks to understand the links between dominant patterns of masculinity and violence against women. Men hold the majority of power in our political, economic and social spheres, therefore, the effective engagement of men is vital for realising change. 

Framing Masculinity

This guide will challenge unhealthy attitudes and patterns of behaviour that stem from traditional forms of masculinity, and aim to shape healthier norms and behaviours for Australian men and boys. Whether you are engaging with men and boys directly or with the broader community, this guide should be useful to you. 

Framing Gender Equality

This guide will supprt those working to create a more equal and just society for women and girls. This includes those seeking to build greater public support for systemic solutions to gender inequality through policy and organisational change as well as those working on individual behaviour change initiatives.