Engaging Missing Populations in Gender-Transformative Programs
This learning brief is part of a set of three from Plan International Canada and Equimundo; the brief documents lessons learned from Plan International Canada’s Strengthening Health
Engaging Men in Reducing Maternal, Newborn, and Child Mortality: Lessons from Bangladesh, Ghana, Haiti, Nigeria, and Senegal
New learning briefs highlight the importance of framing programs to recruit and retain male participants; ensuring high-quality facilitation; and including populations that are typically missing from such programs when designing and implementing gender-transformative projects.
Understanding the Motivations that Drive Men’s and Boys’ Participation in Violent Extremist Groups Requires a Focus on Masculinities, Reveals New Report
New report shares findings from a desk review of literature on the field of preventing violent extremism (PVE), and includes programs that seek to prevent violent extremism and assesses how each program does or does not do so by transforming harmful gender norms.
Masculinities and Preventing Violent Extremism: Making the Connections
Masculinities and Preventing Violent Extremism: Making the Connections seeks to shed light on the question, “What do masculinities have to do with violent extremism?” The report finds
Engaging Religious Leaders in Reducing Maternal and Child Mortality, and Gender Equality: Field Experiences From the Show Project in Sokoto State, Nigeria
This knowledge brief is one of many publications documenting learning from the 4.5-year Strengthening Health Outcomes for Women and Children (SHOW) project, a multi-country effort to help
Most-Watched TV Content Often Reinforces Male Stereotypes: Aggressive, Uncaring, and Hands-off Parenting
A new groundbreaking research study reveals how men are portrayed on screen by examining messages about masculinity in TV popular among boys.
Webinar: Masculinidades, Sexualidades, Matrimonio y Uniones Infantiles Tempranas y Forzadas
Equimundo in partnership with Girls Not Brides, HIAS, CARE, Puntos de Encuentro, and MenEngage Latin America hosted a webinar reflecting on lessons learned from work on masculinities
Married very young adolescent girls in Niger at greatest risk of lifetime male partner reproductive coercion and sexual violence
“Married very young adolescent girls in Niger at greatest risk of lifetime male partner reproductive coercion and sexual violence” is an article published in PLoS ONE. The purpose
Cartilha de Prevenção ESCA: Exploração Sexual de Crianças Adolescentes
Previous research by Equimundo on sexual exploitation of children and adolescents (SECA) practices in four Brazilian cities – and broader topics on gender, violence, and masculinities with children and adolescents – indicate
If We Want to Disrupt Cycles of Violence, Psychosocial Support Interventions Provide a Promising Way Forward
Exposure to violence in childhood can take an enormous toll on children’s mental and physical health now and in the long-term; it can also impact their future
Want to be a Better Male Ally for Gender Equality? Here Are Nine Steps You Can Take
While most men say that they want to support gender equality, a survey produced by Equimundo in partnership with Bonobos reveals that they are not necessarily taking
Join Equimundo at the 64th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women in New York, US
Following the UN Secretary-General’s recommendation to Member States to amend the format of the 64th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women in light
What We Know About Masculinity and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR)
Fulfilling unmet sexual and reproductive health (SRH) needs is an urgent global health mandate. Gender inequalities and gender norms continue to be significant barriers to improving sexual and reproductive health.
Men’s Partnership is Fundamental to Achieving Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights for Everyone, According to New Report
Imagine what people’s sexual and reproductive lives would look like if all of us enjoyed equal knowledge, skills, self-esteem, and access to services; conducted our relationships with
Getting to Equal: Men, Gender Equality, and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
Through a review and analysis of the latest global evidence, the Getting to Equal report offers up a new way to think about men and sexual and
Sticky Parts: “They came in groups; young adults and student activists from the university. We knew they were there to talk about sex.”
They came in groups; young adults and student activists from the university. Some wore dreadlocks, some wore short hairstyles with blonde highlights, a few showed off their
Equimundo Joins Five EU Countries to Launch EQUI-X Handbook and Social Media Campaign #DontGoBananasWithYourMasculinity
As a result of two years of work focused on the analysis of reality and practical knowledge from the experience of partner organizations, the EQUI-X Project is ready to announce the launch of its European Handbook and the EU Campaign.
Building on Positive Coping Strategies, Respect for Consent, and Nonviolence in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Set against the backdrop of armed conflict and political instability in Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the Living Peace Institute (LPI) works toward attaining sustainable, peace
Making the Connections: Harmful Masculine Norms and Conflict and War
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
A Long Way to Go: An Analysis of the Proposed Engagement of Men and Boys in 13 Country Implementation and Action Plans
The world has set ambitious goals related to reproductive health and family planning, including to reach an additional 120 million women and girls with contraception by 2020
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
Sweden’s Minister for International Development Cooperation Visits Youth Clubs Against Violence in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Participants in the Youth Clubs Against Violence (YCAV) project – developed by Living Peace Institute and Equimundo and funded by the Swedish Embassy in Kinshasa – were visited by a delegation comprising Peter Eriksson, Sweden’s Minister for International Development Cooperation, and the Swedish Ambassador to Kinshasa and his diplomatic corps.
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