Violence against women and girls is an important global health concern, and many organizations highlight engaging men and boys in preventing violence as a potentially impactful public
Manhood 2.0 is a gender-transformative curriculum developed by Equimundo and the University of Pittsburgh to engage young men aged 15 to 24 in reflecting on the impacts
On Thursday, March 29, 2018, Equimundo’s Director of Programs Jane Kato-Wallace and Senior Research Officer Brian Heilman presented on a webinar titled, “What does the evidence say?
Originally posted on the National Latin@ Network, available in English and Spanish There’s been a lot of media attention lately on the behavior of adult men in
In March, Equimundo joined The Representation Project, a group of activists, and Hollywood leaders in launching the #AskMoreOfHim campaign, encouraging men to speak out against a culture
Equimundo, Vital Voices Global Partnership, and New America hosted a panel event on “Men and the #MeToo Movement: How Can We Move From Silence to Solidarity?” on
Equimundo’s President and CEO Gary Barker appeared on Chicago’s WGN-TV news program on February 21 to talk about the #MeToo movement and the need to redefine masculinity
Unmasking Sexual Harassment: How Toxic Masculinities Drive Men’s Abuse in the US, UK, and Mexico and What We Can Do to End It is a research brief produced
In December 2017, MenCare global co-coordinator Equimundo and Steering Committee member MenEngage Alliance conducted a training of facilitators on engaging Bhutanese, Burmese, and Nepalese refugee and immigrant fathers in the United States through a new program called Fatherhood 2.0.
Over the past 20 years, Equimundo’s work in research and program implementation has shown that meaningful, transformative engagement with men and boys can have a significant impact
Manhood 2.0 is a gender-transformative initiative to engage adolescent boys and young men in reflecting on the impacts of harmful gender norms in the United States.
The Man Box report, launched by Equimundo and Axe, is a new study on young men’s attitudes, behaviors, and understandings of manhood. The research was conducted with
Today, Equimundo and Axe are launching a landmark analysis of what it means to be a young man in the United States, United Kingdom, and Mexico. On
Provider, guardian, hero – cultural changes have been loosening these narrow roles for men, right? Maybe not as much as we think. New research on attitudes in
On January 21, the day after the inauguration of Donald Trump as President of the United States, more than two million women marched in the United States
Recently, a Facebook post went viral, comparing a Boys’ Life magazine cover to a Girls’ Life cover side by side. On the left, Girls’ Life features a young girl in full makeup surrounded by headlines like, “Wake up pretty!” while on the right, Boys’ Life leads with, “Explore your Future,” and an illustrative collage featuring a laptop, beaker, microphone, and more.
As in many regions of the world, violence against women and girls (VAWG) is a serious health and human rights issue in the Latin America and the
You may be familiar with the Axe brand, but what you may not know is that Axe is now on a mission to fight the limitations of
This report reviews regional policies, action plans, and impact-evaluated programs that engage men in the prevention and elimination of violence against women and girls (VAWG) in Latin
Equimundo and the University of Pittsburgh are pleased to announce the launch of Manhood 2.0, a gender-transformative curriculum and community-based program for adolescent boys and young men
One might be tempted to think we women have made it. We have, after all, a woman running for president, the NBA’s “Lean In Together” campaign for gender equality, and Bud Light “femvertising”—that is, attempting to use feminism to sell a product. One would be forgiven for thinking, at the very least, that we’re closer than any other generation to seeing real gender equality.
When Mark Zuckerberg takes paternity leave, the world takes note. While we applaud his ability to “lean out,” we don’t generally talk about the support that a father – or any parent – needs to do it (and just how many don’t have it).
In advance of Father’s Day, Equimundo launched the first-ever State of America’s Fathers report as a MenCare publication. From New York to Los Angeles and Washington, DC, the country’s
In the U.S., women’s health rights have recently faced numerous setbacks in the Supreme Court, women continue to bear the brunt of unpaid care work for families,