Ending gender-based violence requires preventing it occurring in the first place. This requires work with men and boys, including challenging the stereotypes and cultures that underpin the drivers of gender-based violence. This brief outlines policy, regulatory and legislative opportunities for promoting more positive and expansive forms of masculinity and working with men and boys to prevent gender-based violence. 

Opportunities outlined in this brief include:

• leveraging government mechanisms to prevent gender-based violence, including whole-of-government coordination and employment and using government procurement and grants to have an impact in supplier and grantee organisations
• positively impacting cultures of masculinity online
• ensuring quality of work with men and boys to prevent violence
• using fatherhood as an opportunity to work towards gender equality.