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� Have any studies explored knowledge, attitudes and practices of men in relation
to violence against women in the target region? Country? State/province?
Community?
� Have there been any studies or surveys on perpetrators or on identifying highrisk
factors that can contribute to violence against women?
� Have there been any studies or surveys on identifying protective factors that
contribute to a decrease of violence against women?
� Does the government have a national plan to address the issue of violence
against women? At the national level, are there policies, plans or programmes
(e.g. in the health, education or judicial sectors) to address the problem of
violence against women? What are these policies and how are they applied in
the community of intervention? Are there any policies that relate specifically to
men and violence against women or are men addressed in the other existing
frameworks?
Boys and men‟s perceptions about violence against women and girls:
� What does the community think about violence in general?
� Are men aware of the magnitude of the problem? Of its consequences?
� What are boys‟ and men´s main concerns regarding violence in general?
� What are boys‟ and men‟s main concerns regarding violence against women?
What are their concerns regarding related issues (e.g. education of girls, women
in formal or informal employment, women‟s safety in public spaces, sex work,
sexual relations, child marriage and parenting, reproductive and sexual health,
HIV and AIDS, among others)?
� What are the prevailing norms related to masculinities and gender in the
community? For instance, are boys and men expected to be aggressive towards
women? Are they expected to have multiple sexual partners?
� How do these norms affect relations between men and women?
� Are there opportunities for change through „voices of resistance‟? For instance,
there may be individuals, community leaders or groups who differ from the
prevailing gender norms and who can be tapped to promote wider change.
� How do boys and men assess the types of interventions (if any) that have been
carried out to address violence against women in their communities or country?
� Are there particular forms of violence against women or girls that are of greater
community concern or of greater concern to men and boys?
� Have they been involved in any such intervention? Would they like to be?
� What role do men and boys think they could play in preventing violence against
women?
� How do they suggest that the programme reach additional men and boys?
The community‟s perceptions and existing actions on the issue:
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