The UN campaign "Orange the world" to end violence against women and girls is underway. Violence against women is at epidemic levels. The WHO estimates that about 1 in 3 women worldwide have been subjected to sexual violence in their lifetime. But are the ones who can be the key to stop genderbased violence even talking about it? What about the men?
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00:00Orange the World, the UN campaign to end violence against women and girls, is now underway.
00:05Every year, the women taking part call out to men to stand with them so that they can
00:08live without fear.
00:10Every year, journalists report that, but in tracking the problem of gender-based violence,
00:14we see it just getting worse.
00:16The question is, why should the conversation remain with the women?
00:20Why are so few men involved in the campaign to end violence against women and girls?
00:25Because of the toxic masculinity.
00:27And maybe the issue of awareness.
00:30Maybe these things have not happened near them and they feel that the internet is just
00:34exaggerating things and these things are not happening in real life.
00:37I really do not understand why they do not stand up against these crimes.
00:42Welcome to The Flipside.
00:44Violence against women is a men's issue because the majority of perpetrators, according to
00:48what we have statistics from the police, from the health centers, men are engaged as perpetrators,
00:54which is very sad.
00:56Violence against women is at epidemic levels.
00:58The WHO estimates that about one in three women worldwide have been subjected to sexual
01:03violence in their lifetime.
01:05Most violence against women is committed by current or former intimate partners.
01:09Perpetrators typically have a history of violent behavior, grew up in violent homes, and often
01:14abuse alcohol and drugs.
01:15Especially in the rural areas, most men drink a lot, smoke a lot.
01:21As you know, this alters the way they think and the way they make their decisions.
01:26Most perpetrators are men.
01:27But are men also talking about gender-based violence?
01:30They are uncomfortable with it because they feel that they are being attacked as perpetrators.
01:35So it's not something they want to talk about.
01:37Well, I think the narrative that men are perpetrators is a push-off.
01:44Of course, it's not just a mere narrative.
01:46There is some truism in it.
01:48And so the messaging really doesn't connect with men.
01:53Not every man is committing violence against women.
01:55But it harms both women and men.
01:58Gender-based violence damages mental health and relationships, undermines trust, and perpetuates
02:03harmful behavior across generations.
02:06So the question for the men is...
02:08How do we break that silence?
02:09And how do we let people know the consequences of their actions?
02:12That there is a law to protect those who are violated, but also those who intend to violate
02:16that there's a law that will hold them accountable.
02:18Because I think that's the conversation as men we are failing to tell other men.
02:22But should that stop men from having the conversation?
02:25We do need the men champions.
02:27We have to court the men champions, maybe, you know, so that they would step forward
02:32once again, make it a men and a women's issue.
02:35In fact, an issue that concerns everybody, a boys and girls issue, so that they will
02:39begin to speak up again.
02:40It will make a difference.
02:42You need to step up and protect women and protect yourselves.
02:48It is not either or, it is not them and us.
02:52We are in this together.
02:53It is important to remember that not all men are perpetrators, but all men can be allies
02:59in the fight against violence against women.
03:01They have the power to change the narrative.
03:04And that is the flip side.