Gender Responsiveness Assessment Scale (GRAS) and the elements of good practice for gender mainstreaming (GM) used
Gender transformative: For interventions to be effective current evidence shows that they need to:
- Be long term and intensive;
- Include men and women;
- Engage entire communities;
- Combine multiple approaches and work across multiple sectors; and
- Address social norms regarding acceptability ofviolence
For example, White Ribbon is Australia’s and New Zealand’s sole male-led campaign to end VAWG. The campaign relies on primary prevention initiatives, using education, awareness-raising and education, programmes with youth, schools and workplaces and across the wider communities. Seeks to challenge and transform traditional norms about masculinity.
Progress in prevention is not possible without policy and legal reform. In order to combat the normalization of VAWG and its ongoing prevalence a supportive policy and legislative environment are necessary, as well organizational cultural change to reinforce messages about social norms and gender inequality. Ina ddition, multi-faceted and multi-sectoral approachesto programming must be encouraged, and supported with funding that facilitates monitoring and evaluation and ongoing, vigorous research. The National Framework for Ending Violence Against Women, Australia – Change the Story challenges norms around SRGBV, gender stereotypes, inequality and relationship stereotypes. It draws on latest evidence from around the world and was developed in consultation with 400+ stakeholder groups around Australia.