February, 13

This is event is being co-organized by Wikigender, Partners for Prevention: a UNDP, UNFPA, UN Women and UNV regional joint programme for Asia and the Pacific, Breakthrough, End Violence Against Women (EVAW UK), the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland and Womankind Worldwide.

The outcomes of the discussion will be presented at a side event in New York on the topic of social norms and the prevention of violence against women (VAW) and girls, co-organised by the OECD Development Centre and the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland and taking place on 4 March 2013 during the fifty-seventh session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) .

• Key issues: What type of social norms and attitudes contribute to violence against women? What are the entry points for changing social norms and attitudes that support violence against women? What are the challenges for changing social norms that support violence against women? 
• Examples, case-studies: In your area/region, what are examples of successful policies, initiatives, campaigns and programmes that tackle social norms related to violence against women and girls? Are there approaches that are more effective than others in changing attitudes? How can we harness the power of new technologies and the media? What role does men and boys' involvement play? 
• Action required: What actions should governments, donors, international organisations and civil society take to transform social norms to prevent violence against women and girls? What type of data should be collected to monitor changes in social norms?

Local: Online
Date: Feb/04/2013 - Feb/13/2013
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"In the Wake of War," builds on the increasing attention being paid to men's role in preventing sexual and gender-based violence in post-conflict settings. Researchers, practitioners, policy makers and other are invited to join a discussion about the available and emerging research on SGBV in post-conflict settings, active programming on engaging men in its prevention, and what the future does and should hold for men's engagement in these environments.

The event will include panelist presentations, Q&A, and an informal discussion. Lunch will be provided.

• Gary Barker, International Director of Promundo, will discuss findings from applications of the International Men and Gender Equality Survey's (IMAGES) conflict and post-conflict settings including the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mali and the northwest Balkans) and how those findings have been and can be used by both policy makers and practitioners.
  
• Tim Shand, International Programs Coordinator for Sonke Gender Justice Network, will discuss and highlight key findings and recommendations from the new Sonke and UNFPA brief on male involvement in SGBV prevention in conflict, post-conflict and humanitarian settings in sub-Saharan Africa.
• Joseph Vess, Senior Program Officer for Promundo, will discuss efforts to engage men in both SGBV prevention and women's economic empowerment in post-conflict settings, specifically in the context of recent and current collaborations in Rwanda, Burundi and the DRC, including some lessons learned and future expectations.

Local: Open Society Foundations, 1730 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, DC 20006
Date: Feb/13/2013
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