What can you do to prevent violence against women?

Bystander action

​What is Bystander Action?
Bystander action is not necessarily about stepping into a physically threatening situation. It can include challenging sexist jokes made by your friends or talking to a manager about unfair treatment of women in your workplace.

It is important to remember that you must keep yourself safe first.

​According to Vic Health, young people are the most likely to experience sexism or violence, but are the least likely to have taken action.

The problem is, not challenging sexism can have the same impact as being sexist yourself. 
(VicHealth, 2012)
(BBDO India, 2016)

Be a gender equality champion 

Respectful Relationships
As we know, current or former partners are largely the perpetrators of violence against women. In order to combat the issue, inequality within relationships needs to be challenged
​Warning signs, you are in an abusive relationship
  • you feel worried around your partner
  • you’re careful not to make your partner angry
  • your partner threatens to hurt themselves if you leave them
  • you’re scared of disagreements
  • your partner makes excuses for their abusive behaviour
  • you feel pressured by your partner
  • your partner controls one or more areas of your life
  • your partner humiliates or embarrasses you in public
  • your partner’s jealousy stops you from seeing friends and family
  • your partner intimidates you
(Kids Help Line, 2018)


Our Watch (2015) have suggested four actions that everybody can utilise that will prevent violence against women.
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  • Challenge condoning of violence against women
  • Promote women's independence & decision making
  • Challenge gender stereotypes and roles
  • Strengthen positive, equal and respectful relationships
(Our Watch, 2015)

GPAN in the community


We know that family violence is a result of harmful attitudes towards women and gender inequality. GPAN wants to engage our community to help educate others on how to create a safer and happier world  for everyone. 

Locally made awareness videos

Arabic & Turkish 
عربى & Türk

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