A Father's Day Post: Working with Men and Boys to End Violence Against Women

On this Father's Day, I want to highlight an organization doing great work combating Violence Against Women: Men Can Stop Rape. Men Can Stop Rape has been doing amazing work mobilizing male youth to prevent men's violence against women.



I've lost count of the number of seminars, workshops, fundraisers, and lobbying days on violence against women with an audience made up of entirely women. The onus on this absence is not entirely on the men, but often it is also in part due to an organizations lack of engagement with men. If issues of Violence Against Women are to be treated as a basic human right and a not merely a women's issue, more organizations like Men Can Stop Rape need to exist. Thankfully, men and boys are becoming engaged on this issue globally.

• The INFO Project's Resources on Working with Men on VAW issues.
• The White Ribbon Campaign
• Youth Forums Against Gender Based Violence
• Men in the Movement to End Violence Against Women: Training and Education
• Building a Movement of Men Working to End Violence Against Women