Making the Connections: Harmful Masculine Norms and Suicide
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
Knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to family planning and gender equity among husbands of adolescent girls in Niger
“Knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to family planning and gender equity among husbands of adolescent girls in Niger” is an article published in the Global Public Health journal, which
Making the Connections: Harmful Masculine Norms and Non-Partner Sexual Violence
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
Making the Connections: Harmful Masculine Norms and Homicide and Violent Crime
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
Harmful Masculinity Costs the United States More Than $15 Billion a Year, Reveals New Study
New research from gender equality organization Equimundo calculates the social impact and economic cost of harmful masculine behaviors.
Making the Connections: Harmful Masculine Norms and Bullying
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
Making the Connections: Harmful Masculine Norms and Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation
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
Making the Connections: Harmful Masculine Norms and Physical Violence Against Children
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
Farewell to Silence: A community group in south Trinidad defines a “man’s identity today”
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.”
Join Equimundo at the 25th Anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development in Nairobi, Kenya
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.
What We Know About Masculinity and Asking for Emotional Support
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
Announcing Equimundo’s New Global Partnership on Boyhood
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
“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
The Masculinity Paradox: How does society let men act?
“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
Men Want to Learn More about Safer and Consensual Sex, According to Manhood 2.0 Program Evaluation in Washington, DC
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
New Parental How-To Guide From Equimundo and Plan International Provides 9 Tips on Raising Boys to Embrace Healthy Masculinity
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,
Manhood 2.0: Program Overview and Final Results
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
A Father’s Day Message From Ziauddin Yousafzai, Malala’s Father
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
Key Resources on Deconstructing the Gendered Causes of Malnutrition and Harmful Practices
This document shares some of Equimundo and World Vision’s key resources on deconstructing the gendered causes of malnutrition and harmful practices.
Reflections from Event on Why Masculinity Matters: Supporting Boys and Young Men Into Healthy Manhood
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
Sexual Assault Awareness Month: What We Know About Harmful Masculinity and Sexual Violence
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
Clube de Diálogos: Engajamento dos Homens na Transformação de Género para Melhorar a Nutrição Materno-Infantil
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
Engaging Men to Improve Nutrition in Rural Mozambique: Results from a Equimundo and Concern Worldwide Partnership
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 at Event on Why Masculinity Matters for Health, Well-Being, and Gender Equality
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