Violence against women: Men and boys urged to speak out

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Everyone in Northern Ireland has a role to play when it comes to tackling violence against women and girls, an EVAWG conference in Belfast has heard.

Dr Jackson Katz is best known for pioneering the Bystander Approach and is co-founder of Mentors in Violence Prevention , a long-running gender violence, sexual harassment and bullying prevention programme.

"It could be something as basic as being a guy hanging around with guy friends and one or two of them start making degrading comments about women or young women's bodies. , which she said will work robustly together to address "misogyny and structural violence against women and girls".Minister Hargey said her department will work to address misogyny and violence against women"Statistics from 2019 show that during the 18/19 period, 69% of all domestic abuse crime victims were women and 86% of all perpetrators were men.

"It is essential that we tackle the root causes. However, we know that societal change will not happen overnight, therefore events like today provide an important opportunity to come together to share learning and explore positive actions that we can take forward."Jayne Brady, Head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service, has said "violence against women and girls is a scourge in our society".

 

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Having a father present by far the biggest influence on correct male behaviour. Need to emphasize the family unit instead of saying every shape and size of family is equal. For boys it's crucial they have the Dad there as a role model.

Imaging having hargy at something like this kinda makes a mockery of the whole thing

Teach it in primary school

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