Women do not ask for, cause, invite, or deserve to be assaulted.

Women and men sometimes exercise poor judgement about safety behavior, but that does not make them responsible for an assault. Attackers use violence to overpower, control, and abuse another person.

Women can't stop violence alone.
We need to support each other and work with men who care about us.

Together we can create a safer future for women, children, and men.

An Invitation to Men

We know most of you would never beat your wife, your partner, your lover, or any woman. We live and work with you. We love and respect you. You are our fathers, uncles, husbands, brothers, companions, friends, and partners.

But there are men who are violent. Children learn about fear, brutality, and humiliation from them. These men destroy their families in the privacy of their own homes or shatter the lives of innocent strangers.

The next time you hear a man say he's going to show her who's boss...

Tell him that beating or attacking a woman is just plain wrong. Tell him that you handle your anger and aggression differently. You talk things out when you have differences with your partner. You never punch, slap, or kick, unless you are in the gym.

The next time you see or hear one of us in trouble, pay attention. We can't stop violence by ourselves. Join us.