The work done by the Women's National Coalition in drawing women together to develop the Women's Charter of Effective Rights has to be replicated throughout the country. The involvement of men in such programmes and in work to eradicate violence against women is imperative. It is necessary for appropriate bodies to conduct an audit of work being done on men and masculinities. All people involved in men's programmes should be drawn together at a national forum to discuss the crises in this area and in relation particularly to violence against women, to identify the critical issues and to decide on the focus of work that should be embarked upon. There has to be an understanding that men must take responsibility for shaping their own agendas but that they should be a partnership with women's groups in addressing the problems which men and women face.
Men too suffer from the traumas of the past, and appropriate acknowledgement is necessary.
The issue of violence against women best illustrates the need for a deep awareness of the necessity for working at developing the spirituality of individuals. The purpose of intervention to assist battered women is to make justice where there has been profound injustice. The injustice of women battering is brokenness done to the body and the spirit and to relationships. Justice-making involves breaking the silence and allowing the truth to be told. It also involves confronting the abuser and holding him accountable.