Given the wealth of research calling for meaningful engagement of men and boys in preventing violence against women, this study examined whether current government-endorsed violence prevention plans in countries of the Global North included men and boys as a target for primary prevention. One hundred and fourteen plans from 14 countries were analysed, and findings revealed that engaging men and boys as primary prevention advocates is still in its infancy and mostly focused on individual change. The article concludes that governments should invest in comprehensive prevention strategies and whole-of-population approaches that target social structures and norms that reinforce violence.

鉴于有大量的研究要求男孩和男孩有意义地参与预防对妇女的暴力行为，所以本研究调查了全球北部国家当前政府认可的暴力预防计划是否将男孩和男孩作为初级预防的目标。对来自14个国家的114个计划进行了分析，调查结果显示，让男孩和男孩参与初级预防的倡导者仍处于起步阶段，并且主要侧重于个人变革。文章得出的结论是，政府应投资于旨在加强暴力的社会结构和规范的综合预防策略和人口整体方法。