Dr Moana Tane: Domestic violence - it’s not about poverty, it’s about men

Dr. Moana Tane is the chief executive of Tauranga Living Without Violence, and she's challenging the assumptions we make about domestic violence.

It's not rooted in socioeconomic hardship. Overwhelmingly, violence in the home is committed by men regardless of race or status. 

Moana's work began in Australia managing health services. When she moved into social services, she noticed something critical: programs for women fleeing violence, but nothing for the men perpetrating it. The women had to run while the men stayed put.

Now Moana runs non-violence programmes for men - 20-week courses teaching communication, accountability, and alternatives to violence. Success looks like one thing: his partner reports he's not doing it anymore.

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