{"id":12230,"date":"2022-11-23T16:03:09","date_gmt":"2022-11-23T15:03:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hera.org.mk\/?p=12230"},"modified":"2022-11-29T09:05:32","modified_gmt":"2022-11-29T08:05:32","slug":"konferencija-grizhi-se-mashki-vtoro-izdanie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hera.org.mk\/en\/konferencija-grizhi-se-mashki-vtoro-izdanie\/","title":{"rendered":"Combating violence against women must include men, too \u2013 for their own sake"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday, 22 November, the final conference was organised under the title \u201cCare like a man \u2013 From awareness to inclusion: Inclusion of men in the prevention of gender-based violence and victim-safety oriented work with perpetrators\u201d, organised by REACTOR \u2013 Research in Action and HERA \u2013 Health Education and Research Association.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe challenge of gender-based violence against women is not merely personal, nor is it a relational one; this challenge is profoundly social, culturological and societal, requiring complex solutions. Day after day we become increasingly aware that, if we want to prevent the violence, we should not only work with the victim, rather, we should work with the perpetrator, too. It takes rehabilitation, education, and also support, both for victims of violence and for perpetrators\u201d, said Jovana Tren\u010devska, Minister for Labour and Social Policy, in her welcoming address to the conference participants.<\/p>\n

Bojan Jovanovski, HERA\u2019s Executive Director, addressed the issue of toxic masculinity, which is omnipresent and equally harmful to both men and women. \u201cOur society is a traditional and patriarchal one, and the masculinity displayed around us is basically violent and dominant in its power over women. It\u2019s disheartening to see this toxic masculinity being normalised, be it at home, in the media, at school, or in the public space. Very little is done, especially in terms of systemic arrangements, to change it, above all, in view of reducing the violence, the victims of which, most often, are women and girls.\u201d<\/p>\n

A welcoming speech was also given by Harald Fuger, the Attach\u00e9 of the Austrian Federal Ministry of Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection to North Macedonia, as well as Elli Scambor, Director of the Association for Men and Gender Issues of Styria.<\/p>\n

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The first panel discussed the multi-professional prevention of gender-based violence, victim-safety oriented work with perpetrators, and men\u2019s counselling opportunities in our country. Briefly presenting the state of affairs and the analysis of the local resources and needs in respect of this issue, Tanja Ivanova from REACTOR underlined that majority of respondents involved in the online research with key stakeholders in the country believe that men and boys can be included in the prevention of violence by setting up specialised centres that will provide free psychosocial support (67%), and launching SOS hotlines for assistance to men and boys (60%).<\/p>\n

Focusing on the importance of developing programmes which will teach men how to resolve problems without resorting to violence, Vesna Matevska, HERA\u2019s Programme Manager, presented the two action plans, on prevention of violence and on work with perpetrators of violence, outlining the specific activities to be implemented by the competent institutions by 2027. Moreover, in the second session, she and Bojan Jovanovski of HERA, presented the National Concept Note<\/a> which provides practical guidelines on how to set up a men\u2019s support centre.<\/p>\n

The floor was later taken by Slavica Mir\u010deska from the Ministry of Education and Science, who referred to the institutional efforts and the importance of gender-sensitive education; Prof. Dr. Dejan Ajdukovi\u0107, psychologist from the Croatian Society for Psychological Assistance, who addressed the benefits from working with men and boys in preventing the gender-based violence; Moritz Theuretzbacher and Nadine Lampel from the Association for Men and Gender Issues of Styria, who shared their practical experiences with introducing caring masculinity in the work with perpetrators; and Lidija \u0160terjov from the Ministry of Labour and social Policy, who reiterated the institutional efforts to include men in combating violence and the new centres for counselling and work with perpetrators.<\/p>\n

The conference was closed by Ralf Puchert from the Association for Men and Gender Issues of Styria, who, outlining the next steps, emphasised the importance of securing adequate financial resources for combating violence.<\/p>\n

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This event is part of the project \u201cEstablishment of Multi-professional Prevention of Gender-based Violence, Victim-safety Oriented Work with Perpetrators, and Men\u2019s Counselling in North Macedonia\u201d, supported by Verein f\u00fcr M\u00e4nner- und Geschlechterthemen Steiermark (Association for Men and Gender Issues of Styria) (Graz, Austria), and funded by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection.<\/em><\/p>\n

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