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Domestic Violence...

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Just For Men

What Men Can Do
to End Domestic Violence

Domestic Violence is a Men's Issue.
Domestic Violence involves men of all ages and socioeconomic, racial and ethnic backgrounds.
Men that don't perpetrate violence can confront
their abusive peers.

Don't Remain Silent.
If someone you know is disrespectful or abusive
to his partner or women in general, talk to him
privately about it.

Question Your Own Attitudes & Actions.
Work to understand how your own attitudes and actions might perpetuate sexism and violence, and work to change them.

If You Know a Victim of Abuse, Ask if You Can Help.
If you know someone who has been abused, ask if you can help. Refer her to a local domestic violence advocacy program.

If You Are an Abuser, Seek Help.
If you are emotionally, psychologically, physically or sexually abusive to women, seek professional help.

Advocate to End Violence.
Donate time and resources to your local domestic violence advocacy program.

Educate Yourself About the Cause of Domestic Violence.
Learn how larger social forces affect violence between individual men and women.

Don't Fund Sexism.
Refuse to purchase anything that portrays girls or women in a sexually degrading or abusive manner.

Lead by Example.
Teach young boys how to be men in ways that don't involve degrading or abusing girls and women.

Click here to download the 10 Things Men Can Do poster.

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Domestic violence is a men's issue, too.

Men Play a Critical Role in Ending Domestic Violence.
Domestic violence is not just a woman's issue. It's a human issue, and men have an important role to play for several reasons, including:

Men Know Survivors. Even if you don’t think you know someone who has been abused, the chances are good that you do.

Men Care About the Women in Their Lives.
Domestic violence impacts all women, including our sisters, our mothers, our partners, our daughters and our friends.

Men Perpetrate Violence.
Men perpetrate the majority of violence against women and other men; however, most men don’t abuse. In fact, most men say they are uncomfortable with other men’s use of violence.

Men are Confined by Violence Against Women.
Women’s fear of men shapes the relationships women have with all men.

Men can end Violence Against Women.
Men can play a vital role in ending domestic violence by challenging attitudes and behaviors that support violence against women and by raising awareness about domestic violence.

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