We recently asked over 10,000 men and women in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) what manhood, masculinity, and gender equality look like today. This results
Equimundo and UN Women launched the International Men and Gender Equality Survey in the Middle East and North Africa (IMAGES MENA) on Tuesday, May 2, 2017 in
The International Men and Gender Equality Survey (IMAGES) is the largest multi-country study of its kind in the Middle East and North Africa. Coordinated by Equimundo and
Today, Equimundo and UN Women’s multi-country study in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) – covering Egypt, Morocco, Lebanon, and Palestine – launches in Beirut, Lebanon
Equimundo and UN Women will launch the International Men and Gender Equality Survey in the Middle East and North Africa (IMAGES MENA) on Tuesday, May 2, 2017
Equimundo has signed on as an official partner for 50/50 Day on May 10, a campaign founded by Emmy-nominated filmmaker Tiffany Shlain to examine the history of
On June 5-7, 2017, Equimundo will co-host the 7th annual MAN Conference in Belgrade, Serbia with Center E8, a leading youth organization in the region. Recognized as one
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
Today begins the sixty-first session of the Commission on the Status of Women at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. From March 13 to 24, representatives of Member
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
Zero-sum gender beliefs (ZSGBs) refer to the perception that the advancement of a gender outgroup’s rights (e.g., women’s rights) would be at the expense of a gender
Strengthening CSO-Government Partnerships to Scale Up Approaches to Engaging Men and Boys for Gender Equality and SRHR is a tool for action developed by Equimundo, UNFPA, and
The political events of 2016 have shown that Brazil still has a long way to go in challenging a culture that excludes women while conflating masculinity with domination, power, control and aggression. Ending child marriage would be one place to start.
Engaging men in gender equality is a growing field that has become increasingly popular to talk about. In the past 10 years, it has become a hot topic for donors. We have seen an avalanche of program guides, manuals, and data reviews, and programs being implemented in the global South. What have we learned with this work?
Beginning November 25, thousands of organizations around the world have joined together for the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Campaign, to advocate and take action.
Beginning November 25, thousands of organizations around the world have come together for 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) to advocate and take action. The
Programme Ra – named after Rajol, the word for man in Arabic – is the first adaptation of Equimundo’s Program H in the Middle East. Programme Ra was
Following the launch of Programme Ra in July 2016 by Equimundo and Lebanese NGO ABAAD–Resource Center for Gender Equality, Equimundo’s Jane Kato-Wallace spoke with three champions of
Equimundo began formative research in October 2016 to inform the development of a new four-year project, the Young Men’s Clubs Against Violence (YMCAV), which will work to
In July 2016, Lebanese NGO ABAAD–Resource Center for Gender Equality and Equimundo launched Programme Ra in Beirut with support from the Womanity Foundation’s first-ever Womanity Award. The program, adapted from Equimundo’s flagship Program H, encourages
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.
When Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is in the headlines, conflict, war, and rape are often the focus. And, we should be paying attention: nearly a quarter of women in DRC have experienced conflict-related sexual violence, and nearly two-thirds have experienced violence from a male partner.
In July 2016, Lebanese NGO ABAAD–Resource Center for Gender Equality and Equimundo launched Programme Ra in Beirut with support from the Womanity Foundation’s first-ever Womanity Award. The program, adapted from Equimundo’s flagship Program H, encourages