The NYS Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NYSCADV) recognizes the impact fathers and father figures have on promoting women's rights, gender equality, and healthy relationships. Fathers play a significant role in the lives of their children and have the opportunity to influence attitudes and behaviors that support healthy and equitable relationships premised on respect, consent and nonviolence. To highlight the impact that fathers and father figures have on our lives NYSCADV, in collaboration with Rus Funk, who has been working for more than 20 years on efforts to engage and mobilize men and boys is pleased to present Because We’re Dads: Reaching and Mobilizing Fathers to Promote Gender Equality.
NYSCADV, in collaboration with Rus Funk, developed the below template materials for use in developing community-based campaigns for engaging fathers.
Template Materials
Focus Group and Community Conversations Templates
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The Because We’re Dads organizers recommend that you identify and engage dads in your community to participate in a focus group about this initiative.
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This template is intended for use in hosting a panel conversation for the community the roles of dads (of daughters and of sons) in promoting preventing dating violence.
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This template is intended for use in hosting a panel conversation for the community the roles of dads (of daughters and of sons) in promoting preventing dating violence.
Media Outreach
Pledges
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Father’s pledge against dating violence and for gender respect
