Parenting Programmes to Prevent Violence and Advance Gender Equality
Findings from a global mapping
Highlights
Violence against children and women remains a persistent global challenge, often rooted in harmful gender norms that are shaped and reinforced within the home. Parenting practices play a central role in either perpetuating or challenging these norms; as such there is a need to deepen the evidence base on what works to prevent both forms of violence, shift gender norms and sustain impact over time.
This brief presents findings from a global mapping of parenting programmes that aim to prevent violence against children and against women while advancing gender equality. It offers practical guidance for policymakers, programme designers, and implementers on how to develop, scale, and strengthen parenting interventions that promote safer, more equitable family environments.
This brief was written by Jane Kato-Wallace (Prevention Collaborative) together with Kate Doyle (Prevention Collaborative), Ruti Levtov (Prevention Collaborative), Alessandra Guedes (UNICEF), Christine Kolbe-Stuart (UNICEF), Jenny Doubt (Parenting for Lifelong Health), and Cody Ragonese (Equimundo).
To learn more, watch the webinar below.
