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Pink and blue – a matter of life and death
Family violence and the act of “being a man” By Phil Barker In 1918, a sales pamphlet, posted to American subscribers, by retailer Earnshaw Infants’ Department, declared that: “The generally... -
NTV Blog: The revolution is coming … one conversation at a time
by Phil Barker The battle to end men’s family violence sometimes feels impossible to win. At least one woman a week will be killed this year in Australia by her... -
Dealing With the Denials: Exploring John Setka’s Refusal to Take Responsibility
By Jacqui Watt NTV has spent 25 years working with men. At NTV we seek to engage men respectfully on their journey of change. We seek to do that holistically... -
Hanson hits where it hurts, but there’s always more hope
By Phil Barker Social and community workers, counsellors, police, health workers, court and government officials, researchers, policy writers – everyone who works in the area of family violence – have... -
See What You Made Me Do: Practitioner’s View
“Fifty-one per cent of Australians believe…that most women could leave a violent relationship if they really wanted to. Some…believe that if a woman hasn’t left, she must want to stay... -
Responding to family violence impacting country women
By Phil Barker There’s a wonderful stillness to country life simply because there are fewer people around than in the city. A car might pass now and then. You may... -
Engaging men in efforts to end violence against women remains critical
Australian men remain crucial partners in nationwide efforts to end violence against women and children, according to a network of organisations focused on engaging men in prevention, early intervention and... -
Changing attitudes, organising communities: Men’s role in ending violence against women after White Ribbon
By Phil Barker “We need men to be part of the solution. We need them to organise, labour, discuss and reach out to one another. And we need to be... -
The battle for the hearts and minds of young men
By Phil Barker There’s no doubt we are in a battle for the hearts and minds of our young men. New research from The Guardian last week shows men and... -
The backlash against being a good man
By Phil Barker Masculinity, and what it means to be a man, is under unprecedented levels of examination in our society. We know that the internalisation of traditional masculinity can...