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  • Posted by Ravi Verma on Friday, March 15, 2013
    Ending Violence Against Women: Start Young Before It's Too Late
    ICRW's Ravi Verma explains why engaging young men and boys is essential

    ICRW was one of 30 civil society organizations selected to address the 57th Commission on the Status of Women at UN headquarters in New York last week. ICRW’s Asia Regional Director Ravi Verma travelled from his home base in New Delhi to make the following presentation on the importance of working with young men and boys to eradicate violence against women and girls:

  • Posted by Jennifer Abrahamson on Wednesday, March 13, 2013
    CSW Feature: Engaging Young Men in the Battle Against Gender-based Violence
    Innovative program in the Balkans challenging harmful behaviors, gender norms

    Natko Geres and Vojislav Arsic have a lot in common. Both 28, the two young men share a taste for popular urban culture. Some of their earliest memories are also the same. They were both six-years-old when war erupted in the former Yugoslavia. On opposing sides of the frontline in those dark days – Natko in Croatia and Vojislav in Serbia – the two have come together in the post-conflict era to fight a new battle.

  • Posted by Lyric Thompson on Thursday, March 7, 2013
    Eliminating Violence against Women – Everywhere
    Now that VAWA has passed, it’s time to revive the International Violence Against Women Act

    The Violence Against Women act passes just one week ahead of International Women's Day. Now Congress must take the next bold step towards gender equity by tackling violence against women worldwide.