Men and masculinities in the primary prevention of gender-based violence policy brief

Ending gender-based violence requires preventing it occurring in the first place.

Importantly, this requires work with men and boys, including to challenge the stereotypes and cultures that underpin the drivers of gender-based violence.

This brief is intended to outline policy, regulatory and legislative opportunities for promoting more positive and expansive forms of masculinity and working with men and boys to prevent gender-based violence.

Men and masculinities in the primary prevention of gender-based violence policy brief

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Opportunities outlined in this brief include:

• leveraging government mechanisms to prevent gender-based violence, includingwhole-of-government coordination and employment, and using government procurement and grants to have an impact in supplier and grantee organisations
• positively impacting cultures of masculinity online
• ensuring quality of work with men and boys to prevent violence
• using fatherhood as an opportunity to work towards gender equality.