Projects & Outputs
Addressing Masculinities to Tackle Violence Against Women in Ireland: Findings from the PositivMasc Study
- Authors
Edwards, C., Bolton, R., Ó Súilleabháin, F. Leane, M. and Fennell, C.
- Year
- 2023
- Category
- Report
- Keywords
- Masculinities, violence against women
- Project
PositivMasc - Masculinities and violence against women among young people: identifying discourses and developing strategies for change
- Full Citation
Edwards, C., Bolton, R., Ó Súilleabháin, F. Leane, M. and Fennell, C. (2023) Addressing Masculinities to Tackle Violence Against Women in Ireland: Findings from the PositivMasc Study. Cork: University College Cork.
- Link to Publication
- https://www.ucc.ie/en/media/research/iss21/PositivMascProjectReport2023.pdf
Abstract
This report documents the Irish findings of a four year (2019-2023), multi-country research study funded through the EU GENDER-NET Plus programme, entitled PositivMasc. The project had three key aims:
• To explore the discourses that young people (aged 18-24) use in their understandings of masculinities and how these discourses influence their attitudes towards violence against women.
• To explore young people’s and stakeholders’ views on how positive, anti-violence masculinities might be promoted and supported in order to challenge VAW.
• To develop actions and guidelines which support and promote forms of masculinity and manhood that actively reject and challenge VAW.