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:
- To propose a comprehensive
framework for developing policies that respond to gender-based violence
- To identify the importance of
engaging and targeting men and boys as partners in developing and
implementing policies on the prevention of gender-based violence
- To recommend a set of policy
interventions on engaging men for policy change on gender-based violence
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:
- Explore the body of knowledge and
training materials on masculinity, gender and violence prevention
- Discuss an outline of an adaptable
training curriculum to be used for subsequent capacity development
activities in the region
- Define a regional approach to
training /capacity development and outline next steps
"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:
- Explore the concepts of
masculinities, gender relations, and gender-based violence (GBV) – and how
they are connected.
- Share promising practices and
lessons learnt in the region on the engagement of boys and men in gender
equality and GBV prevention.
- Explore next steps to for
collaboration across the region to engage boys and men in work towards
gender equality and GBV prevention.
"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.