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Partners For Prevention OF GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE - Resources and Publications

Research

Deoum Troung Pram Hath in Modern Cambodia: A Qualitative Exploration of Gender Norms, Masculinity and Domestic Violence

This report examines the links between masculinity, gender, and domestic violence and aims to help identify effective means of preventing violence against women and children in Cambodia.

 

Understanding Masculinities: A Formative Research on Masculinities and Gender-based Violence in Pakistan

This study is based on qualitative research undertaken in a small community in the province of Punjab in Pakistan. The research aims to deepen understanding of male attitudes and perceptions on GBV and their link to masculine identity.

 

Men and the Prevention of Gender-based Violence: A Conceptual Framework for Policy Change

This discussion paper was produced for Partners for Prevention. One goal of this interagency collaboration is to produce a holistic, evidence-based set of policy recommendations for more effective GBV prevention. Endorsement of these policy recommendations by leading UN agencies will deepen our collaboration with partners in government across the region to implement policy enhancements for effective violence prevention.

The purpose of this discussion paper is:

 

Mapping Masculinities: A Framework Analysis of Factors Associated with Violence against Women in Cambodia

This report serves as a second round of analysis of qualitative data on masculinities and gender-based violence conducted by Gender and Development for Cambodia (GAD/C) in 2009 to further explore men and women‟s experiences of violence through a framework analysis of gender, violence and masculinities in the Cambodia context.

From 2008 to 2009, Gender and Development Cambodia (GAD/C), with support from Partners for Prevention and the International Center for Research on Women (ICRW), conducted qualitative field research on gender and violence in urban and rural Cambodia. The field research methodology included 12 focus-group discussions and 40 in-depth interviews with men and women in rural and urban settings, as well as four key informant interviews representing the civil society sector and the local and state political sectors. A preliminary analysis of this research, Deoum Troung Pram Hath in Modern Cambodia: A Qualitative Exploration of Gender Norms, Masculinity and Domestic Violence, was released in December 2010 highlighting findings on Cambodian constructions of masculinity, attitudes toward violence against women and inter-related factors that augment the risk of violence.

Using the ecological model as a way to map the social context in which experiences of violence occur, the following analysis explores the Cambodia qualitative data through the four levels of the model: individual, household, community and social, to demonstrate what factors create an environment in which violence against women takes place in Cambodia. Furthermore, it unpacks the linkages that exist between these levels (cited as Ecological Model Links in the footnotes) to present a comprehensive picture, based on the data set, of the intersections and interactions of men and women‟s experiences of gender inequality, socially predominant notions of masculinities and violence in Cambodia.

 

Partners for Change: A Mapping Study of Organizations Working with Men and Boys on Gender Equality in Pakistan

This study aims to review the efforts and programmes of different organizations in engaging men and boys for attaining the goal of gender equality. It also seeks an understanding and coordination among the stakeholders to resist the societal and cultural pressures against any desired change. The study not only clarifies the concepts of patriarchy and masculinity but also unfolds the role of men in the discourse on gender.

 

IN THEIR OWN WORDS: Exploring Parliamentarians’ Perceptions of Gender-based

This publication explores the engagement and commitment of members of parliament to public policy on the prevention of gender-based violence (GBV) across Asia and the Pacific. The recommendations generated by this research will be used to raise awareness and facilitate education with parliamentarians on GBV prevention approaches, including work with boys and men; develop networks of champions who can further regional and national level discussions and deliberations on GBV prevention; and strengthen mechanisms that effectively bridge high-level policy action and decision-making with on-the-ground activities.

 

Men's Attitudes and Practices regarding Gender and Violence against Women in Bangladesh

This survey - conducted by icddr,b, with UNFPA and Partners for Prevention - is the first study ever conducted in Bangladesh that targets understanding men’s attitudes and practices regarding gender and violence against women. The survey found that men who have negative attitudes towards women are more likely to use violence, affecting not only the women for whom they have violated but also the children in their lives, families and the community at large. The research also found that men who have been abused as a child are at least two times more likely to use violence against women later on in life, amongst other findings.

 

Capacity Development

“Envisioning a Regional Curriculum: Working with Boys and Men for Gender-based Violence Prevention”

This consultation brought together 21 participants from 11 countries in East and Southeast Asia and the Pacific. The overall objective was to discuss a coordinated regional approach to capacity development for the region with the following goals:

 

"Learning Together Regionally" An East and Southeast Asia Regional Consultation, Phnom Penh, Cambodia

The consultation brought together approximately 65 participants from East and Southeast Asia and the Pacific and focused three objectives:

 

"Working Together Regionally" A South Asia Consultation Dhaka, Bangladesh

The consultation brought together participants from across South Asia and focused on three key objectives: 1. Deepen our understanding of gender, masculinities and gender-based violence in the South Asian context 2. Discuss an approach and process for working together regionally to engage boys and men in work towards gender equality and prevention of Gender-based Violence (GBV) 3. Reach agreement on next steps, roles and responsibilities for working together regionally.

 

Understanding Masculinities: Culture, Politics and Social Change, STUDY GUIDE

In South Asia a pool of knowledge and skill has been generated through years of application in community situations. The SANAM (SOUTH ASIAN NETWORK TO ADDRESS ASCULINITIES)project aims to collate the learning from these interventions and transfer it into a curriculum that generates knowledge not only towards a better understanding of the various ways in which masculinities operates and affects community lives but also provides the skill to negotiate these situations with effective. This study guide contains key learnings that are part of the SANAM project.

 

News coverage of South Asian Network to Address Masculinities (SANAM) seminar in Pakistan

 

News coverage of a seminar conducted by SANAM in Islamabadm, Pakistan:

To bring about social change, challenge masculinity
http://tribune.com.pk/story/363839/seminar-to-bring-about-social-change-...

Research on gender issues not sufficiently explored: speakers
http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-6-102884-Research-on-gender-issues...

 

Communications

Engaging Young Men through Social Media for the Prevention of Violence against Women: Social media project clinic

The project - “Engaging Young Men through Social Media for the Prevention of Violence against Women” – aims to connect and inspire young people to take action to end gender-based violence and will be carried out in China, Indonesia, and India. The “Social media for social change” meeting brought together the organizations selected to work on this project to share and learn from each other, and to take part in a ‘social media clinic’ with a global expert on social media. Participants explored what social media tools are available and how they can be used creatively to reach out to boys and men to take action to violence against women in Asia and the Pacific.

 

Partners for Prevention - Annual Report 2010

This report covers our progress and key programmatic milestones from 2010. Through our valued partnerships across the Asia-Pacific region, Partners for Prevention moved from a take-off phase in 2009 to full implementation of our three projects in 2010 - Evidence-based Policy Advocacy, Capacity Development and Networking and Communications for Social Change. To view our annual report, click here or you may download it by clicking below.

 

WHAT CAN YOU DO? Recommendations for Members of the Male Standing Committee

Members of the Asia-Pacific Standing Committee of Male Parliamentarians on Prevention of Violence against Women and Girls are strategically placed to promote, support and lead policy and legislative actions to prevent violence against women and girls across the region. The following recommendations for action are based on findings from research on parliamentarians’ roles in gender-based violence prevention, conducted by Partners for Prevention and AFPPD. Twenty-two parliamentarians from across Asia and the Pacific were interviewed.

 

Partners for Prevention - Annual Report 2011

Building upon the project’s firm foundation of effective programming and diverse partnerships, 2011 was a year of expansion, consolidation and deepening efforts for reaching our goals. For a summary of our results, progress and key activities for 2011, please download our annual report.

 

Other

 

Making a Difference: An Assessment of Volunteer Interventions Addressing GBV in Cambodia

The primary objective of this study is to analyze interventions where volunteerism has played or is playing a significant role in the prevention of and response to gender-based violence (GBV) in Cambodia. Drawing on consultations with all stakeholders, including volunteers, survivors and representatives of organizations, this study aims to inform and strengthen future volunteer interventions to respond to and prevent gender-based violence.

 

New men on the block

A news article about a Partners for Prevention partner in Indonesia, Aliansi Laki-Laki Baru (New Men’s Alliance). This group strives for women’s rights on the assumption that the patriarchal mentality that supports men’s dominance also harms men. The organization was formed by a group of men who care about women’s struggles for gender equality in society. They decided to join the effort of the women’s movement on grounds that gender equality is equally important for women as for men. This article is written by Ika Krismantari for The Jakarta Post on 04/06/2011. It is available online at:
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/04/06/new-men-block.html

 

Monitoring and Evaluating Regional Networks against Violence

This document is an effort to establish a conceptual framework, principles and guidelines for impact evaluation of regional initiatives on violence against women. It is grounded in the experiences of the three participants in the process – Intercambios in Latin America, the GBV Prevention Network in Africa and Partners for Prevention in Asia - which are located in the larger context of ongoing debates on tracking and measuring social change.