This blog is part of the Making the Connections series. Each blog focuses on one particular form of violence. This year, Equimundo and Oak Foundation launched Masculine
This blog is part of the Making the Connections series. Each blog focuses on one particular form of violence. This year, Equimundo and Oak Foundation launched Masculine
Content warning: this post contains descriptions of violence. A community group in south Trinidad invited me to their men’s forum to help define a “man’s identity today.”
The 2019 staging of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) – dubbed the Nairobi Summit on ICPD25 – takes place in Nairobi, Kenya November 12-14, 2019.
In the US, and around the world, men are often told to value strength, control, and self-sufficiency, and to avoid being vulnerable, or asking for help. Men’s
Today, Equimundo is pleased to announce our partnership with the creative arts publisher Phaidon and its sister company Artspace, a leading online marketplace, with the support of
“Conceptualizing Controlling Behaviors in Adolescent and Youth Intimate Partner Relationships” is an article published in the Partner Abuse journal, drawing from Equimundo’s Adolescent Relationship Violence in Brazil and Honduras report. Considerable
“How does society let men act?” Undoubtedly this is the best question I’ve come across in my decade or so of field research related to harmful gender
Though fatherhood is not always a negative experience for young men and not every teen pregnancy is unwanted or unplanned, research shows that young men and their
A new how-to guide released by Plan International and Equimundo provides parents with nine concrete tips to help navigate conversations with their sons about healthy masculinity, self-expression,
The following program overview provides a description of the Manhood 2.0 program, challenges and lessons learned, and key evaluation findings. It is intended to be a summary
From the moment my daughter Malala was born, I wanted her to experience the world. I wanted her to have her own identity. I wanted to be
This document shares some of Equimundo and World Vision’s key resources on deconstructing the gendered causes of malnutrition and harmful practices.
On May 2, Equimundo, the Center for Research on Men’s Health, Vanderbilt University, and partners convened in Washington, DC to discuss how masculine norms impact men’s health
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM), a time to stand with survivors of all forms of sexual violence, raise awareness of the issue and what drives
This manual was created by Equimundo, in partnership with Concern Worldwide, to address nutrition through a gender-transformative dialogue club. The program, “Engaging Men in Gender Transformation to
With the goal of improving nutrition in Mozambique, Equimundo partner Concern Worldwide piloted a program based in group dialogue between May 2016 and October 2017. In this program, Concern Worldwide approached the issue of malnutrition among women and children by seeking to collectively address underlying social and cultural understandings of masculinity.
Join Equimundo in Washington, DC on May 2, 2019 for an event exploring masculinity, health, and well-being. RSVP here. In the past year, global and US-specific attention
The Cost of the Man Box, a new study from Equimundo and AXE, Unilever’s leading male grooming brand, launches today, revealing that “man up” stereotypes – and the
This International Women’s Day – Friday, March 8 – Equimundo is pleased to partner with Bonobos, a male clothing brand in the United States, by carrying out
Program D was developed based on evaluations of the Program H and M manuals, which demonstrated effectiveness in transforming harmful norms around gender and sexuality among young
Since the beginning of the 21st century, the book argues, people have become increasingly disconnected from themselves, each other, and the world around them. Edited by Niobe Way, The Crisis of Connection examines inequalities and the science of human connection before presenting a path to a more just and humane world.
Gender inequality is one of the most pressing global barriers to social and economic progress and to the fulfillment of human rights; because of this, achieving gender
“Adapting a Global Gender-Transformative Violence Prevention Program for the U.S. Community-Based Setting for Work with Young Men,” is a Equimundo-authored article published in the Global Social Welfare journal. The