Boys are rarely taught to be caring. If they were, we could better prevent domestic violence

<https://theconversation.com/boys-are-rarely-taught-to-be-caring-if-they-were-we-could-better-prevent-domestic-violence-288698>

"Following another series of alleged killings of women across Australia, the
country has once again found itself asking familiar questions: how many more
women have to die before we act? What more should governments do? Why does this
violence keep happening?

These questions are both understandable and necessary. The immediate priorities
are clear: protecting women at risk, ensuring perpetrators are held
accountable, investing in specialist services, and strengthening the systems
that respond to domestic and family violence.

But if we are serious about preventing future violence, we should also ask a
different question: how do we stop men being violent in the first place?

As I outline in a new report, one measure that would help is encouraging more
men to be caring.

This is not a substitute for the many evidence-based approaches already used to
prevent men’s violence against women. Nor is it a soft alternative to
accountability.

Rather, it’s an important and underdeveloped part of prevention that deserves
more attention."

Cheers,
       *** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net               Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/            Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/               Manager, Serious Cybernetics