It’s important for men to have safe spaces that they can be vulnerable with each other. This enables them to breakdown rigid gender stereotypes like “men have to be stoic and not show emotion” and create supportive and positive friendships. Matt Brown talks about how he helped to create these spaces for men in his community to “take off their masks”, and the importance of men taking responsibility for doing it themselves and not expecting women to do it for them.
Role/User of Resource: Facilitators / Implementers
Communicating for Connection – Safe & Equal
Mythbusting Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them – Common Cause
Sending nudes and sexting – eSafety Commissioner
Storytelling or Systems Change – Dusseldorp Forum
From the Ground Up: Community-led Approaches to Violence Prevention – CEVAW
Primary prevention initiatives work best when they are tailored to their local context. In this episode of the Centre for Excellence for the Elimination of Violence Against Women Conversations Podcast, three experts discuss the community-led initiatives they’ve been involved in. These initiatives varied in scale but shared core components. The podcast includes Dixie Link-Gordon, Aunty-in-residence at the Women and Girls Emergency Centre, Dr Zoe Bell, CEVAW Research Fellow at ANU, and Dr Jenny Anderson with Respect Victoria.
Journey of health and wellbeing – WA Health
This video was produced by WA Department of Health, Aboriginal Health Policy Directorate, based on an original concept by Tim Muirhead and Danny Ford.
The video is designed to increase the community’s understanding of Aboriginal people’s experiences from colonisation to the present day. It encourages Western Australians to reflect and confront shared histories, and highlights goals of positive change and growth.
Quick facts about violence against women – Our Watch
Key facts and statistics about the nature, prevalence and impacts of violence against women in Australia.
This resource is related to Foundations for Change Capability 1.1.