Webinar | The Adolescent Man Box – keeping everyone safe from family violence

Course description

As a part of Family Violence Prevention Month, the Department for Education, Children and Young People will host a one-hour webinar with Jesuit Social Services to discuss the findings from their recent research – The Adolescent Man Box – and the work they are doing to reshape young peoples’ understanding of masculinity.

Following the release of their ground breaking The Man Box – a comprehensive study that focuses on the attitudes to manhood and the behaviours of Australian men aged 18 to 45 – Jesuit Social Services undertook the Adolescent Man Box study in 2025 to examine the extent to which Australian male, female and non-binary adolescents aged 14-18 years old perceive and endorse stereotypical masculine norms, as well as the relationship between boys’ endorsement of these norms and their behaviours and experiences. It is the first study of its kind in Australia to provide a far-reaching picture of both social and health related measures and their associations with restrictive masculinity amongst adolescent boys aged 14 to 18 years.

Course outcomes

By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

• Understand the key findings from The Adolescent Man Box and what they reveal about gender norms among adolescents.
• Recognise how restrictive masculinity can influence young people’s wellbeing, relationships and behaviours.
• Identify the links between gender stereotypes and the prevention of family violence.
• Explore evidence‑informed approaches to supporting healthier, more inclusive understandings of masculinity in adolescent settings.

If there are any questions please reach out to Safeguarding@decyp.tas.gov.au