Join Equimundo, Ipas, and partners at Exploring Men’s Roles as Partners and Activists Supporting Women’s Access to Safe Abortion, a breakfast side event at the International Conference on
Today, on the International Day of the Girl Child, we’re called by the United Nations to stand with girls and to support them to take charge of their futures, focusing on the theme, “With Her: A Skilled GirlForce.” While there are many ways we can – and must – support girls to realize their full potential, we believe that one issue which deserves our urgent attention is eradicating child marriage. Around the world, an estimated 1 in 5 girls is still married before she is 18, and over 650 million women alive today have been married as children.
On October 10, 2018, the eve of the seventh official International Day of the Girl, Plan International and leading youth activists from around the globe hosted the
Welcome to “Equimundo in the Press,” a monthly recap of media that mention Equimundo or MenCare, the global fatherhood campaign that Equimundo co-coordinates. We know that in
We at Equimundo believe that abortion is a human right and agree with the organizers of International Safe Abortion Day, that, “safe and accessible abortion is a social good that is inextricable from broader issues of social equality and justice.” As noted in the recent Guttmacher-Lancet Commission report, safe abortion is a key pillar of a comprehensive sexual and reproductive health and rights platform. This includes a women’s right to choose if and how a male partner is included in their SRH decisions and services.
Equimundo’s Tim Shand will present on evidence-based interventions to involve boys in sexual and reproductive health programming in a webinar on October 2, hosted by The Challenge Initiative.
What works, beyond programming, to shift gender norms on a large scale? Although programmatic approaches can have strong and lasting impacts, they often reach only a small fraction of a population where broader change is needed.
We often talk about violence passively: How many women face violence from a partner, or how many young men are at risk of gun violence in their neighborhoods. By doing so, we’re avoiding a major question: How do we explain the fact that so much of the world’s violence is carried out by men?
How to escape The Man Box: An interview with Equimundo, one of the leading organizations working to change old school masculinity to improve lives around the world.
Welcome to “Equimundo in the Press,” a monthly recap of media that mention Equimundo or MenCare, the global fatherhood campaign that Equimundo co-coordinates. We know that in
Sexual and reproductive health issues have made up 14% of the global burden of disease for more than two decades. The inability to meet individuals’ basic sexual and reproductive health needs – such as access to contraception and to sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing and treatment – poses a critical threat to the well-being of people worldwide.
With the increased focus on counterterrorism and countering violent extremism (CVE) in the past decade, policymakers have sought to better understand how to effectively engage different actors in fighting radicalization and recruitment to violent extremism. To date, however, few approaches seek to meaningfully understand how norms and identities related to manhood can both be drivers of such violence and unlock opportunities for its prevention.
Welcome to “Equimundo in the Press,” a monthly recap of media that mention Equimundo or MenCare, the global fatherhood campaign that Equimundo co-coordinates. We know that in
How do we prevent violence against women? Extensive research and expertise in the field demonstrate that part of the answer is to address the root causes of
Prevention+ is a five-year program that engages men and boys- together with women and girls- in ending gender-based violence (GBV). Working on healthy gender relations and specifically transforming
The Engaging Men for Gender Equality in the Workplace training manual engages employees (men and women) in dynamic group activities and discussions, as well as individual reflections, to promote equitable, respectful, and collaborative corporate cultures. The manual highlights the ways gender norms and inequalities lead to disparities in rights, workforce opportunities, and access to resources for both women and men. Topics include: gender basics; gender roles and norms; gendered divisions of work; power; gender-based violence; sexual exploitation, abuse, and harassment; male allyship; and interpersonal communication skills.
Partner organizations have launched results from the International Men and Gender Equality Survey (IMAGES) in multiple new countries in 2018, contributing to the evidence base on masculinities
The United States was once a leader on supporting global efforts to end violence against women and promote women’s human rights. But under President Trump, the US government is now far from that; the decision to withdraw the country from the Human Rights Council is just one example.
Welcome to “Equimundo in the Press,” a monthly recap of media that mention Equimundo or MenCare, the global fatherhood campaign that Equimundo co-coordinates. We know that in
Program P (“P” for the words for father in Portuguese, pai, and Spanish, padre) was developed in 2011 specifically to promote men’s positive involvement as fathers in maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) and in caring for their children. Since then, it has been adapted in close to 30 countries by a wide array of partner organizations, ranging from small community-based organizations to large multilateral development organizations and governments, often in partnership with Equimundo.
Originally posted on MenEngage Alliance MenEngage Alliance members, including Equimundo, and partners convened at the 38th session of UN Human Rights Council (HRC38) in Geneva, Switzerland from June
The State of the World’s Fathers 2023 (SOWF 2023) report reveals that thousands of women and men across the world are calling for care to be central to their lives, which can only be addressed by a fundamental overhaul of power structures, policies, and social norms around both paid and unpaid care work.
What’s going on globally with men and gender equality? Are things getting better, worse – both? We spoke to Gary Barker, Ph.D., CEO of Equimundo, to find out. He steers the IMAGES (International Men and Gender Equality Survey), which has gathered insights from 60,000 interviews in almost 40 countries on this topic over the past decade.
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