Men play an important role in our nation's efforts to stop violence against women. All men have the opportunity to serve as role models for other men and boys in regards to the treatment of women and girls. Boys need to be taught at a young age that violence against women is wrong and will not be tolerated. Men are in a unique position to communicate this message in a strong, compassionate, and meaningful way. Working in partnership, men and women together can make enormous strides toward changing attitudes and perceptions around domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking.

On this page you will find links to organizations and institutions around the country that are addressing the role of men in ending violence against women.

Adelphi University Sports Leadership Institute
The mission of the Sports Leadership Institute (SLI) at Adelphi University is to reinforce the positive role of sports in teaching life lessons and to investigate and offer solutions to counter the negative effects of sports on our society. SLI Executive Director Don McPherson, a former NFL quarterback, worked with the Family Violence Prevention Fund to develop the Coaching Boys into Men program which works to actively engage men in efforts to curtail domestic violence.

Emerge
Founded in 1977, Emerge was the first abuser education program in the United States. Since its creation, Emerge has been a national leader in working to end violence in intimate relationships. In working towards its goal of eliminating domestic violence, Emerge seeks to educate individual abusers, prevent young people from learning to accept violence in their relationships, improve institutional responses to domestic violence, and increase public awareness about the causes and solutions to partner violence. With the development of parenting education groups for fathers, Emerge has expanded its mission to include a goal of helping men to become more responsible parents.

Family Violence Prevention Fund: Coaching Boys into Men
Coaching Boys into Men is a nationwide media campaign put forward by the Family Violence Prevention Fund (FVPF) which encourages men to teach boys that violence against women and girls is wrong. FVPF has partnered with the National High School Athletic Coaches Association to encourage coaches to become active partners in this effort.

Family Violence Prevention Fund: Founding Fathers Campaign
The Founding Fathers Campaign, also a campaign of the Family Violence Prevention Fund (FVPF), is made up of men from all walks of life committed to ending violence against women. Despite different ideologies, political persuasions, and lifestyles, they are united in their commitment to finding a solution to ending the violence. The Founding Fathers Campaign is striking a chord with men from across the country because it challenges them not with blame, but with hope and the opportunity to be part of the solution to end violence against women.

Men Against Sexual Violence
Men Against Sexual Violence (MASV), sponsored by the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape, is a forum designed to engage males in actively working together with women to eliminate sexual violence. MASV asks men to personally pledge to never commit, condone, or remain silent about sexual violence and to use their resources to support change.

Men Can Stop Rape
Men Can Stop Rape empowers male youth and the institutions that serve them to work as allies with women in preventing rape and other forms of violence against women. Through awareness-to-action education and community organization, Men Can Stop Rape promotes gender equality and builds men's capacity to be strong without being violent.

Men Stopping Violence
Men Stopping Violence (MSV) is a social change organization dedicated to ending violence against women. They work both nationally and locally to dismantle sexist belief systems, social structures, and institutional practices that oppress women and children and dehumanize men themselves. They also offer several different programs to hold men accountable for their violent behavior.

Mentors in Violence Prevention
The mission of Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP) is primarily to empower men who are not abusive towards women to confront those who are. MVP provides gender violence prevention training and materials to high schools, colleges, fraternities, athletic organizations, the U.S. military services, law enforcement agencies, community organizations, and corporations. MVP was founded by nationally known activist and lecturer Jackson Katz.

One in Four, Inc.
One in Four, Inc., previously known as NO MORE, is an organization dedicated to the preventing rape through the thoughtful application of theory and research to rape prevention programming. One in Four, Inc. provides presentations, training, and technical assistance to both men and women, with a focus on all-male programming targeted to colleges, high schools, the military, and local community organizations. One in Four, Inc. also serves as an umbrella organization for the all-male sexual assault peer educations groups, which constitute the "One in Four" chapters. One in Four, Inc. also sponsors the "One in Four" national tour, whereby professional educators travel nationwide to conduct rape prevention programs with boys and men.

White Ribbon Campaign
The White Ribbon Campaign is one of the largest efforts worldwide of men working to end men's violence against women. The White ribbon Campaign is an educational organization that encourages reflection and discussion that leads to personal and collective action among men. Wearing a white ribbon is a personal pledge never to commit, condone, nor remain silent about violence against women.