In a recent regional exchange between violence against women networks and NGO activists from Asia, Africa and Latin America, a conversation transpired about the work with boys and men for gender equality and violence prevention as it is currently being framed or sometimes understood as a separate and competing agenda from the feminist work of gender justice. There are different perceptions and understandings of "working with boys and men for gender equality" by different actors (from donors to local service providers) and this is causing these issues can be summed up as:

1. Confusion between the strategy and goal: Some perceive that "Work with boys and men" is becoming...