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Hold men accountable for their actions<br />

Although gender roles and the way men define themselves are socially constructed,<br />

each individual man can choose whether or not <strong>to</strong> act out his male privilege.<br />

Consequently, it is important <strong>to</strong> hold men accountable for their choices and actions,<br />

including any violent acts they may have committed, while at the same time<br />

encouraging them <strong>to</strong> change. <strong>Violence</strong> <strong>against</strong> women and girls is a crime and a<br />

human rights violation. Holding men accountable is fundamental <strong>to</strong> a rights-based,<br />

gender-responsive approach <strong>to</strong> working with men and boys <strong>to</strong> end violence <strong>against</strong><br />

women and girls.<br />

Moni<strong>to</strong>r and evaluate programme effectiveness<br />

Given the relatively incipient nature of interventions that work with men, careful attention<br />

should be paid <strong>to</strong> moni<strong>to</strong>r and evaluate programmes <strong>to</strong> assess a programme‟s results,<br />

determine how <strong>to</strong> improve the intervention, and <strong>to</strong> help build a body of knowledge<br />

regarding better and more cost-effective interventions in preventing violence <strong>against</strong><br />

women and girls. Moni<strong>to</strong>ring and evaluation is also cr<br />

itical <strong>to</strong> ensure that interventions are not causing unintended harm.<br />

See the moni<strong>to</strong>ring and evaluation section for guidance on how <strong>to</strong> moni<strong>to</strong>r and evaluate<br />

programmes with men and boys.<br />

Additional Core Principles:<br />

� The MenEngage Core Principles<br />

� The Guiding Principles in the Programming Essentials section of this site.<br />

Men and Boys <strong>Knowledge</strong> Module January 2012 14

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