Violence against women is a deeply personal issue for women, but it is also very much a men's issue because it is their wives, mothers, sisters, daughters and friends whose lives are being harmed by violence and abuse.
It is a men's issue because, as community leaders and decision-makers, men can play a key role in helping to stop violence against women.
It is a men's issue because men can speak out and step in when male friends and relatives insult or attack women.
And it is a men's issue because a minority of men treat women and girls with contempt and violence, and it is up to the majority of men to create a culture in which this is unacceptable.
