In the four decades since women invited men to work to end men’s violence against women—and to transform restrictive, conventional masculinity into an openhearted reimagined masculinities—a growing number of grassroots organizations, practical initiatives and innovative projects have emerged around the world.

The Resource section presented here emphasizes men’s antiviolence efforts. While no list could possibly be complete, “Men and Gender Equality” is wide-ranging and global in scope. We welcome you to visit websites, learn more about campaigns, and find a place of your own in this work. If you wish to suggest an organization or website to include here in the future, please email info [at] voicemalemagazine.org. Readers are also encouraged to visit xyonline.net/links#a2, a site that provided many of these entries.

 

International

Breakthrough

Working to make violence against women and girls unacceptable
www.inbreakthrough.tv

Centre for Health and Social Justice

Addressing health rights, reproductive and sexual health rights, masculinities and gender
www.chsj.org

MenEngage Alliance

Global network of more than 700 NGOs in 70 countries engaging men and boys to reduce gender inequalities and promote health and the well-being among women, men, and children.
www.menengage.org/

Men and Boys, Virtual Knowledge Centre to End Violence Against Women and Girls

www.endvawnow.org/en/modules/ view/9-men-boys.html/

Men and Gender Equality Work, European Institute for Gender Equality

eige.europa.eu/more-areas/menand- gender-equality/

Men, Boys, and Gender Equality – Engendering Men

Evidence on Routes to Gender Equality (EMERGE) project, IDS
menandboys.ids.ac.uk/

Hollaback

Ending street harassment through a network of activists around the world.
ihollaback.org

MenCare

A global fatherhood campaign
www.men-care.org/

Instituto Promundo

Part of a global organization, the Brazilian institute works in Latin America with young men, youth and children to promote equality between men and women and the prevention of interpersonal violence
www.promundoglobal.org/ Sexual Violence Resource Initiative collection on men and masculinities
www.svri.org/documents/menmasculinities

Voice Male

Book and magazine chronicling antisexist men’s movement
voicemalemagazine.org/;
robokun.net

 

Asia and Pacific (including Australia and New Zealand)

White Ribbon Campaign

Australia
www.whiteribbon.org.au/

Coalition for Men Supporting NonViolence (Adelaide, Australia)

www.facebook.com/pages/ Coalition-for-Men-Supporting-Non- Violence/168694416525404/

Tairawhiti Men Against Violence (TMAV)

New Zealand
tmav.org/

Male Champions of Change (Australia)

malechampionsofchange.com/

Boys-Talk

A program for young men about masculinity, non-violence and relationships – Australia
www.boys-talk.org.au/

Men Against Violence & Abuse (MAVA)

Mumbai, India working to stop and prevent gender-based violence by involving sensitive men.
www.mavaindia.org

Equal Community Foundation

(India)
Engaging men to end violence against women.
www.ecf.org.in/

Rozan

(Pakistan)
www.rozan.org/

China White Ribbon Volunteers’ Network

www.whiteribbon.cn/

MEN UNITE (Men Against Violence and Abuse Alliance) (India)

www.facebook.com/men.unite/

Cambodian Men’s Network

www.facebook.com/ CambodianMenNetwork

Men’s Action for Stopping Violence Against Women (MASVAW)/Centre for Health and Social Justice (India)

www.chsj.org/masvaw.html

 

Africa

Sonke Gender Justice Project

HIV/AIDS, Gender Equality, Human Rights – includes “Men As Partners” project (South Africa)
www.genderjustice.org.za/

Congo Men’s Network

menengage.org/regions/africa/drcongo/

Men for Gender Equality Now

Kenya
megen.org/

Movement of Men Against AIDS in Kenya (MMAAK)

www.mmaak.org

Rwanda Men’s Resource Centre

Aims to mobilize Rwandan men to support women’s leadership, end men’s violence and act as role models for positive masculinity
www.rwamrec.org/

 

Europe

EuroWRC (European White Ribbon Campaign)

www.eurowrc.org/

White Ribbon Campaign

Profeminist Men Finland
www.profeministimiehet.net/wrc/

White Ribbon Campaign UK

Working to get men to take a stand against violence against women www.whiteribboncampaign.co.uk

Reform

Resource center for men (Norway)
www.reform.no/index.cfm

White Ribbon Campaign

(The Other Half, Ireland)
www.theotherhalf.ie/whiteribbon/

Hombres por la Igualdad. Ayto. de Jeréz de la Frontera

Pro-gender equality men’s program.
www.hombresigualdad. com/default.htm

Prometeo

Pro-gender equality men’s group (Leon, Spain)
www.nodo50.org/prometeo/que_ es.htm

Hombres Contra la Desigualdad de Genero (Men Against Gender Inequality)

(Spain)
www.stopmachismo.net

Men for Gender Equality

Sweden (MÄN för Jämställdhet)
www.mfj.se/

MANSCENTRUM

Swedish men’s centers addressing men in crisis
www.manscentrum.se/

Working with Men

(UK)
www.workingwithmen.org/

Profeminist Men Finland

www.profeministimiehet.net/

NeMM, Netværk for forskning om Mænd og Maskuliniteter

(Denmark)
www.nemm.dk/

Nettverk for forskning om menn

(Norway)
www.mannsforskning.no

Maltese Men Against Violence

www.facebook.com/pages/Men- Against-Violence/1437413136479124

Men opposed to prostitution

www.zeromacho.eu/

Der DISSENS mit der HERRschenden Männlichkeit (DISSENT to Dominating Masculinity)

(Germany)
www.dissens.de/

 

Latin America & the Caribbean

Caribbean Male Action Network (CariMAN)

menengage.org/regions/caribbean//

Complices por la equidad (Partners for Equality)

menengage.org/regions/latinamerica/ mexico/

Red de Masculinidad por la Igualdad de Género (REDMAS)

(MenCare Nicaragua) A coalition of 22 Nicaraguan organizations working together on gender and masculinity issues with boys and men of diverse social backgrounds
www.redmasnicaragua.org/

Costa Rican Masculinity, Family and Sexuality (WEM)

(MenCare Costa Rica)
www.institutowemcr.org/

Heterodoxia. Hombres por la Igualdad

Provides information on profeminist issues for Spanish-speaking countries
heterodoxia.org.es

 

Middle East

ABAAD (Dimensions)

Resource Center for Gender Equality (Lebanon)
abaadmena.org

 

North America

Center for the Study of Men and Masculinities

Understanding men, transforming masculinities, promoting gender equality
stonybrook.edu/csmm

Men Can Stop Rape

Washington, D.C.- based national advocacy and training organization mobilizing male youth to prevent violence against women
www.mencanstoprape.org/

A Call to Men

Training and initiatives on ending violence against women
acalltomen.org

CONNECT | Safe Families

Peaceful Communities www.connectnyc.org/

Defying Gender Roles

defyingenderoles.org/

Futures Without Violence

Working to end violence against women; programs for boys, men, fathers
futureswithoutviolence.org/

Institute on Domestic Violence in the African American Community

idvaac

Men’s Initiative for Jane Doe, Inc.

Statewide Massachusetts effort coordinating men’s anti-violence activities
www.mijd.org

National Coalition Against Domestic Violence

Provides a coordinated community response to domestic violence www.ncadv.org

National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC)

National resource hub relating to all aspects of sexual violence www.nsvrc.org

National Resource Center on Violence Against Women

An online collection of searchable resources on domestic violence, sexual violence, and related issues vawnet.org

One in Four

An all-male sexual assault peer education group dedicated to preventing rape www.oneinfourusa.org

Party with Consent

national campus campaign facilitating dialogue about preventing sexual violence
partywithconsent.org

PreventConnect

Utilizes online media to build community among people engaged in preventing sexual assault and relationship violence preventconnect.org

Rape Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN)

A national anti-sexual assault organization www.rainn.org

Voice Male magazine

voicemalemagazine.org/

MVP Strategies (mentors in violence prevention)

www.mvpstrat.com/

Men Advocating Real Change

An online community of men committed to making real change in the workplace
onthemarc.org/home/

The Men’s Story Project

Engaging boys and men for healthy masculinities and gender justice
www.mensstoryproject.org/

MERGE for Equality

Training and consulting to change the way we raise boys
www.mergeforequality.org

Masculinity Project

Addresses the complexities of masculinity in the African American community
blackpublicmedia.org/project/ masculinity

Men Against Sexual Violence

menagainstsexualviolence.org

National Organization for Men Against Sexism (NOMAS)

www.nomas.org/

Out of the Man Box

curated collection on evolving masculinities
outofthemanbox.blogspot.com

Men’s Resource Centre of Saskatoon

(Saskatchewan, Canada)
www.saskatoonmenscenter.com/

MASV (Men Against Sexual Violence)

Men working in the struggle to end sexual violence
www.menagainstsexualviolence.org

Men Stopping Violence

Atlanta-based organization working to end violence against women, focusing on stopping battering, and ending rape
www.menstoppingviolence.org/

Men Against Violence (Yahoo e-mail list)

groups.yahoo.com/group/ menagainstviolence/

Alan Berkowitz, Rape prevention

www.alanberkowitz.com/ Preventing Sexual Assault; guidelines for consent in intimate relationships.

Michael Kaufman, violence prevention educator

www.michaelkaufman.com/

Paul Kivel, violence prevention educator

www.paulkivel.com/

Jackson Katz (anti-sexist activist)

www.jacksonkatz.com/

Healthy Dating, Sexual Assault Prevention

(Mike Domitrz)
www.canikissyou.com

Teaching to Transform

Searchable Resources for Violence Prevention Education
www.tcfv.org/prevention-curricula

Voices of Men

An educational theater piece exploring gender-based violence
www.voicesofmen.org