
Lesson Plan: Online Messages on Manhood
This interactive lesson plan helps middle school youth (ages 12–14) explore the impact of online messages on their understanding of masculinity and manhood. Through engaging vocabulary activities,
This interactive lesson plan helps middle school youth (ages 12–14) explore the impact of online messages on their understanding of masculinity and manhood. Through engaging vocabulary activities,
Co-created with and for youth, this manual contains everything you need to facilitate peer-to-peer processes in communities and schools that challenge harmful gender norms and promote relationships
As I finish up finals, marking the end of my freshman year of college, I find self-care more important than ever, as emotions and stress levels run
For media inquiries, please contact:📧 press@equimundo.org The State of American Men 2025 report, Equimundo’s groundbreaking biennial study that looks at the emotional, economic, and cultural pressures facing
As the Generation Gender (Gen G) Men Enough campaign concludes, it’s a moment to reflect on the incredible journey we’ve shared over the past few months. Together
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Equimundo and SEED Foundation jointly conducted formative research, and developed two curricula that have been adapted for the context of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq aiming to create more equitable outcomes for women and men in violence prevention and healthy relationships.
Comprehensive sexuality education is still the exception rather than the norm in schools globally. Young people and children are looking to digital spaces to find information and greater understanding about the world around them, including about sex and sexuality, specifically through consumption of online pornography.
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At The Geena Davis Institute, we recognize the power of media to shape culture, and we work to shine a light on portrayals that perpetuate harmful norms, especially when they are unconsciously perpetuated. This includes narratives about mental health. We recently conducted a study about mental health portrayals on screen in the US and uncovered notable gender gaps.
When two-thirds of young men feel that “no one really knows” them, as State of American Men 2023 shows, they reveal the fragility of their connections and relationships. This “crisis of connection” collides with the reality that no one really seems to agree on what a “good man” looks like or how to become one. The combination of these two truths creates the perfect conditions for men to seek connection in the digital world via the manosphere – a diverse collection of websites, blogs, and online forums promoting masculinity, misogyny, and opposition to feminism – which swoops in to provide clear messages around gender and gender roles to make simple sense of an otherwise complicated world.
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In a world where conversations around sexual and reproductive health can be shrouded in stigma and secrecy, it’s essential to create safe and inclusive spaces for young
Many Ways of Being is a sex education curriculum focused on gender equity, healthy relationships, & safer sex practices. This inclusive, youth-centered program can be implemented in schools and community centers with youth of all genders ages 15-19.
Although much of the existing research on gender representation in media has focused on girls and women — and for good reason — there is a lack
Manhood 2.0 is an initiative developed by Equimundo and the University of Pittsburgh to engage adolescent boys and young men (ages 15-24) in reflecting on the impacts