Healthier Boyhoods

State of American Men 2023

The inaugural State of American Men report by Equimundo, “From Crisis and Confusion to Hope,” seeks to understand the realities of men in 2023.

Generations for Change

The Generations for Change curriculum engages with both parents and their young adolescents to reduce intergenerational violence and foster healthy, caring, and supportive relationships between parents and

Global Boyhood Initiative Webinar Series: Boys & Education

Boys are falling behind in school in graduation rates, school completion and grade level compared to girls in 90+ countries all over the globe, according to research

L’enquête internationale sur les hommes et l’egalité de sexes en Tunisie (IMAGES Tunisia)

Depuis son indépendance, la Tunisie connaît des avancées majeures remarquables en matière de droits des femmes, comparativement à d’autres pays de la région du Moyen-Orient et de

International Men and Gender Equality Survey – Jordan

As a signatory to several international conventions foundational to women’s rights, the Kingdom of Jordan formally aims to be a country where equal rights are guaranteed to

The State of UK Boys

From education and achievement to mental health and well-being to violence and aggression, the ‘state

International Men and Gender Survey (IMAGES) – Bolivia

Between November 2017 and December 2021, Equimundo (Formerly Promundo-US) with the support of the Swedish International Development Cooperation (SIDA), implemented a multi-year, multiphase program to prevent violence

Boyhood and Child, Early and Forced Marriages and Unions: An Evidence Review

The purpose of this paper, Boyhood and Child, Early, and Forced Marriages and Unions: An Evidence Review, is to lay out the case for including boys in

This is Us? Report Launch Event Photo Recap

On June 8th we launched This is Us? How TV Does and Doesn’t Get Male Caregiving at the Ebell of Los Angeles with the report’s co-author, the

IMAGES Online Resource Repository

The International Men and Gender Survey (IMAGES) online repository is an open-access, organized, and searchable database of all questions ever asked in adaptations of IMAGES across the world.

New Report Finds That Masculinities Affect Men’s and Boys’ Ability to Cope with Trauma

Apart from what it means in their own lives, men’s exposure to violence, trauma and adversity are key risk factors for men’s self-inflicted harm and their use

Masculinities and Male Trauma: Making the Connections

Apart from what it means in their own lives, men’s exposure to violence, trauma and adversity are key risk factors for men’s self-inflicted harm and their use

Program H: A Review of the Evidence

This review on Program H – a gender-transformative approach designed to engage young men in changing gender norms related to masculinities that perpetuate gender inequality – brings

The Double-Edged Sword of Online Gaming: An Analysis of Masculinity in Video Games and the Gaming Community

This groundbreaking study examines masculinity and representations of different identities (gender, race, LGBTQIA+ individuals, disability, age, and body size) in the most popular video games and in

Findings and Lessons Learned From an Evaluation of a Community-Based Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program for Young Men

Findings and Lessons Learned From an Evaluation of a Community-Based Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program for Young Men provides a brief introduction to the Manhood 2.0 intervention, describes Child

Adolescent Relationships in Rwanda: Dating, Couple Conflict, and Sexuality

Adolescent Relationships in Rwanda: Dating, Couple Conflict, and Sexuality, produced by Promundo and Health Development Initiative (HDI), presents findings from qualitative research in Kigali and Rutsiro. This

Valuable Lessons Learned From Adapting and Implementing a Program for Very Young Adolescents (VYA): The Malawi Experience

The brief provides a profile of very young adolescents in Malawi, a synopsis of the curriculum, information on start-up activities, methodology for the brief, main findings, and a brief conclusion.

Learning Brief: Lessons Learned From the Very Young Adolescence 2.0 program in Malawi

Though interrupted by COVID-19, the implementation of the Very Young Adolescence (VYA) 2.0 program in Malawi presented valuable insights into adapting and introducing an intervention focused on

Engaging Young Boys is a Key to Achieving Gender Equality and Healthy Manhood Reveals New Research, as Part of the Global Boyhood Initiative

A first-of-its-kind, research-backed initiative focused on boyhood, founded by Equimundo and the Kering Foundation in partnership with Plan International, launches today in the United States (US) with

The State of America’s Boys: An Urgent Case for a More Connected Boyhood

The State of America’s Boys: An Urgent Case for a More Connected Boyhood presents research and expert perspectives and investigates what it is about boyhood that too

Men Scoring Higher on ’Man Box’ Scale are Prone to Violence, Mental Illness

New study affirms men who harbor more harmful attitudes about masculinity – including beliefs about aggression and homophobia – tend toward bullying, sexual harassment, depression, and suicidal thoughts.

Recruitment and Retention of Male Participants 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

Role of Facilitation in Gender-Transformative Programs That Engage Men and Boys

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 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