A Victorian women's health group employs a male equality adviser for 'men who only listen to other men' about controlling and violent behaviour. Expecting just 10 participants to its first session, 80 showed up.
Politicians have this week pledged millions of dollars to help women flee family violence, but what is being done to stop men from controlling and killing women in the first place?He is the first man to be employed by service Women’s Health Grampians because, he said, "the science tells us that there's a certain amount of men who only listen to other men when we talk about these topics".
The Grampians Health Men's Initiative also targets influential community leaders who can spread the word, including sporting and other social clubs, business and government agencies. "We're currently trying to secure funding to do this work with men in the community that seeks to reduce and stop violence."announced on Thursday will help women flee violence, one program in Western Australia is working on preventing women and children needing to leave their family homes in the first place.
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