For almost 12 years, Shift has been researching how we can better engage men and boys in violence prevention and gender equality activities. We have produced over 100 reports that provide stories, evidence, strategies and actions that practitioners and governments can implement to support men to end gender-based violence. On May 13, three journalists (Elizabeth Renzetti, Molly Hayes and Tavia Grant) from The Globe and Mail released an exceptional summary of the work that is happening in Canada and the gaps that are preventing us from ending gender-based violence. They agree, that to end violence against women, Canada needs to focus on men, today, right now! We want to thank the authors for taking a year to better understand the state of the science and the leadership that is happening from coast to coast to coast. We support the call to government to get more engaged, to provide more resources and to start implementing the evidence we have here in Canada. “All the work we’ve been doing is on changing women,” says Lana Wells, “We need to start to think about what are the changes that we seek in men.”
Engaging Men and Boys to Prevent Violence Must Become Our Priority
Winta Abera