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Build a better understanding of what primary prevention looks like when addressing masculinities and working with men and boys.
Overview
This collection of eight short videos explains the Men in focus evidence review and the Men in focus practice guide in an accessible way.
Learn about the links between socially dominant forms of masculinity and men’s violence against women, and why working with men and boys is crucial to ending men’s violence against women in chapters 1-7, and how to do the work safely and effectively in chapter 8.
Find the playlist with all videos on YouTube here. The videos below have closed captions and have transcripts available. Click on 'Enable audio description' to view the audio described version of videos below.
Working together to end violence against women videos
Intro to Men in focus: Working together to end violence against women
Start building a better understanding of what primary prevention looks like in relation to addressing masculinities and working with men and boys.
Why focus on men and masculinity?
Learn how gender is a key driver of men’s violence against women and why we need to work with men and boys and address masculinities as part of the solution.
Socially dominant forms of masculinity
Learn about socially dominant forms of masculinity in Australia, and the impact these have on ourselves and others.
Masculinity in society
Learn how socially dominant forms of masculinity operate in different parts of our society, not just at the individual level, and how this influences who is rewarded or valued.
The impacts of masculinity: violence against women
Learn about the links between masculinities, gender inequality and violence against women.
The impacts of masculinity: men’s health and wellbeing
Learn how outdated masculine stereotypes negatively impact on men’s health and wellbeing, as well as women and people of all genders.
Working with men and boys in primary prevention
In practice
Support guides for practitioners
We’ve designed practitioner support guides to accompany video series 1. The guides will support you to develop the confidence to use the Men in focus videos in your work and build your capacity to work with men and address masculinities in prevention of men’s violence against women.
The support guides contain activities for workshops, reflective questions, extra information and links to further resources.
Practitioner support guides – Video Series 1 (2 support guides, ZIP file)
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Six practitioner reflection videos celebrating positive practice in the prevention of men’s violence against women.