Apart from what it means in their own lives, men’s exposure to violence, trauma and adversity are key risk factors for men’s self-inflicted harm and their use of violence against others. Equimundo’s new report, Making the Connections: Masculinities and Male Trauma, highlights the role masculinities play in boys and men’s ability to cope with their impact. The report also details the effects rigid masculine norms have on informal and formal support systems for mental health and well-being among boys and men, with implications for women, girls, and all of us. Through its Making the Connections series, Equimundo examines how gender norms, power dynamics, and attitudes around manhood influence boys and men with implications for the well-being of all. This latest in the series looks at the gendered components of trauma in the lives of men and boys.
Research Reports
Masculinities and Male Trauma: Making the Connections
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Making the Connections Reports
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Research Reports
Masculine Norms and Men’s Health: Making the Connections
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Research Reports
Masculinities and COVID-19: Making the Connections
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Research Reports
Masculinities and Preventing Violent Extremism: Making the Connections
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Research Reports
Masculine Norms and Violence: Making the Connections
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Adapting Curricula for Community Impact
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How we partnered with activists to engage men in violence prevention
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Many Ways of Being: Co-creating a healthier, more inclusive future with youth
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Collective Determination for Change: Insights from a gender-based violence prevention workshop in Sri Lanka
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Sparking energy to change: Reflections from a facilitator on engaging men for gender equality in male-dominated sectors
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Program P Comparative Review: Topline Findings
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Global Boyhood Initiative Webinar Series: Boys & Media
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Manhood 2.0: Lessons Learned from a Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program for Young Men
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Global Boyhood Initiative Webinar Series: Boys & Education
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This is Us? Report Launch Event Photo Recap
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New Report Finds That Masculinities Affect Men’s and Boys’ Ability to Cope with Trauma
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Men: Enough with our silence. We must act.
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Men Are Showing Greater Empathy, Building Stronger Relationships: Reflections on a Multi-Country, Violence-Prevention Program Point to Cross-level Impact
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10 Ways Men Can Prevent Gender-Based Violence for 16 Days of Activism
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Valuable Lessons Learned From Adapting and Implementing a Program for Very Young Adolescents (VYA): The Malawi Experience
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Engaging Young Boys is a Key to Achieving Gender Equality and Healthy Manhood Reveals New Research, as Part of the Global Boyhood Initiative
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From Health to Care to Politics and Human Rights, Addressing Masculinity is Key in Responding to COVID-19, Reveals a New Report
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Men Scoring Higher on ’Man Box’ Scale are Prone to Violence, Mental Illness
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Engaging Men in Reducing Maternal, Newborn, and Child Mortality: Lessons from Bangladesh, Ghana, Haiti, Nigeria, and Senegal
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Understanding the Motivations that Drive Men’s and Boys’ Participation in Violent Extremist Groups Requires a Focus on Masculinities, Reveals New Report
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Most-Watched TV Content Often Reinforces Male Stereotypes: Aggressive, Uncaring, and Hands-off Parenting
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New Research: COVID-19 and a Crisis of Care in the United States
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End Structural Racism and the Assault on Black People in the United States
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