Possible Strategies for Violence Prevention Targeting Men and Boys
Individual
- Gender and sexuality awareness training for young men.
- Martial arts training to promote self-awareness and self-control.
- Communication skills training for young men.
Relationship
- Peer-to-peer gender education approaches.
- Bystander skills training.
- Intergenerational support programs.
- Cultural education approaches to change peer-group norms.
Community
- Campaigns with male role models from sports and music industries.
- Policy changes in male-dominated institutions.
- Targeting men as allies in communitywide activism.
Societal
- Media campaigns to redefine masculinity targeting male policy makers and community leaders.
- Networks among men in social justice organizations to build coalitions against gender-based violence.
