MenCare in Latin America: EMERGE Case Study
This study details the implementation and impact of MenCare – a global fatherhood and caregiving campaign – in its engagement of men as involved, non-violent fathers for
Men on Screen: Over-Represented, Badly Portrayed
Feminism has made a lot of recent headlines, but the question remains: is the media really on board with gender equality? After taking a closer look, you wouldn’t think so. Women are still secondary players. Girls and women make up less than 24 percent of the people seen, heard, or read about in the world news, and only 10 percent of news stories have a woman as their focus.
MenCare Short: Brazil
Marcio narrates the importance of men’s involvement in the lives of their children and families, even if it goes against traditional expectations, in this three-minute “MenCare Short.”
MenCare Short: Rwanda
Landuwari journeys to an understanding that sharing the work at home, supporting women’s economic empowerment, and girls’ education benefits the entire family, in this four-minute “MenCare Short.”
MenCare Short: South Africa
Fatherhood is a gift to children, but it’s also a gift to dads. In Khayelitsha, Themba inspires his younger brother, Andrew, who is about to become a
Why Men’s Caregiving Matters for Young Children: Lessons from the MenCare Campaign
After years of focusing overwhelmingly on the mother–child dyad, child development as a field has “discovered” fathers. In the Bernard van Leer Foundation’s Early Childhood Matters, Equimundo’s
State of the World’s Fathers: Child Rights Perspective Report
This report, based on the State of the World’s Fathers (SOWF) report, which captures data policies, programs, and research related to boys and men’s participation in caregiving and fatherhood,
State of Africa’s Fathers 2015
Adapted from the first State of the World’s Fathers report in 2015, this regional report focuses on men’s caregiving practices in Africa. It looks at what is known –
State of Australia’s Fathers
This report, produced by Save The Children, is inspired by and builds on some of the key findings in the first ever global report on fatherhood, State of
State of the World’s Fathers: Balkan Review
The first of its kind, State of the World’s Fathers Report launched in June 2015 in 10 cities around the world, providing a periodic, data-driven snapshot of the state of
State of the World’s Fathers 2015: Indonesia Country Report
Adapted from the first State of the World’s Fathers (SOWF) report in 2015, this report focuses on men’s caregiving practices in Indonesia. The country analysis presents a rapid assessment
When Men Change: A Equimundo Film
When Men Change tells the story of four men who changed the way they think about gender equality, sexual and reproductive health, and violence. In recent years,
Being a Father: A State of the World’s Fathers Film
Being a Father asks fathers, mothers, and children from around the world: “What does fatherhood mean to you?” This film was produced alongside the launch of State of
State of the World’s Fathers 2015
Launched in June 2015 in 10 cities around the world, the first State of the World’s Fathers (SOWF) report serves as a landmark analysis of fatherhood and caregiving, drawing
MenCare in the Public Health Sector in Central America
MenCare partners ECPAT in Guatemala and Puntos de Encuentro and REDMAS in Nicaragua worked within their countries’ existing health systems to promote men’s engagement in active fatherhood
Transforming gender roles in domestic and caregiving work: preliminary findings from engaging fathers in maternal, newborn, and child health in Rwanda
This article draws on Equimundo and RWAMREC’s programmatic experiences in Rwanda of implementing MenCare+, a gender transformative approach to engaging young and adult men (ages 15–35) in
A More Equal Future: A MenCare Manual to Engage Fathers to Prevent Child Marriage in India
This manual was developed as part of a collaboration between World Vision and Equimundo in response to harmful societal and cultural practices that support the continuation of
Global pathways to men’s caregiving: Mixed methods findings from the International Men and Gender Equality Survey and the Men Who Care study
This mixed method study explores which men are more involved in caregiving, and what childhood and adulthood factors influence their level of involvement. This is an Author’s
A Radical Agenda for Men’s Caregiving
The gender equality agenda has long discussed the unequal burden of care work for women and girls. But this debate has seldom focused on how to create
MenCare – Join the Movement
Men are ready for change. Watch this to find out how MenCare is inspiring men around the world – to become more involved fathers, more invested partners,
‘I can do women’s work’: reflections on engaging men as allies in women’s economic empowerment in Rwanda
The benefits of women’s economic empowerment are well-known and documented in the development literature. Few studies and interventions, however, have explored how men react or can be
Program P: A Manual for Engaging Men in Fatherhood, Caregiving, and Maternal and Child Health
Program P (“P” for “padre” in Spanish and “pai” in Portuguese, meaning “father”) provides concrete strategies for engaging men in active caregiving from their partner’s pregnancy through their child’s early years. It identifies best practices on engaging men in maternal and child health, caregiving, and preventing violence against women and children.
Engaging Men and Boys in Advancing Women’s Agency: Where We Stand and New Directions
This review explores the evidence base on the role of men and boys in advancing women’s agency. It examines the literature on gender norms and their influence
Program HMD: A Toolkit for Action
This toolkit presents the short version of the approach contained in Programs H and M. It seeks to make the model accessible so that an increasing number