At the moment, violence and abuse in the home affects at least one in five families in Australia. This violence and abuse can take many forms — emotional, verbal, social, financial, sexual and physical. It affects not only mothers, but also many, many thousands of children. If men continue to reinforce the idea that women and girls have less value and are entitled to less respect, what does the future hold — for our kids and everyone else's?

It is very important that women aren't the only ones working to reduce family violence, especially since most people who use violence are men.

There are lots of things you and other men can do every day to make a big difference.