Nur Hasyim is the founder and national coordinator of "Aliansi Laki-Laki Baru" (New Men Alliance) in Indonesia, a pro-feminist men’s movement. He is also a member of the United Nations Secretary-General’s Network of Men Leaders to end violence against women. He has been working on the issue of gender-based violence for 13 years. He has also written regular columns on men, masculinity and violence in a local newspaper in Yogyakarta.