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Male Engagement in the HIV Response: A Platform for Action

This paper calls men and adolescent boys to action to advance gender equality and sexual and reproductive rights without practicing harmful gender norms. It also addressed the need to reach more men and boys for HIV prevention, testing and counseling, and care services. 


HIV and AIDS: A Toolkit for Action

Gender equality is one of the main drivers of new HIV infections worldwide. In order to half the epidemic, it is necessary to address unequal power dynamics between men and women, which often increases risks of HIV. This report talks about how men can work towards gender equality by making positive behavioral changes towards communication, peer...


Engaging Men and Boys in Gender Equality and Health

This toolkit provides practical information on engaging men and boys to promote gender equality and health. It discusses sexual and reproductive health, maternal health, HIV prevention, violence prevention, and more. It provides examples of effective programs for men and boys as well as monitoring and evaluation guidance. 


Engaging Men and Boys in Changing Gender-based Inequity in Health: Evidence from Programme Interventions

This review assesses the effectiveness of programme interventions seeking to engage men and boys in achieving gender equality and equity in health. Research with men and boys has shown how inequitable gender norms - social expectations of what men and boys should and should not do - influence how men interact with their partners, families and...


Men, Masculinities and HIV/AIDS: Strategies for Action

International Center for Research on Women, ICRW, Instituto Promundo, MenEngage, Sonke Gender Justice Network The paper provides practical guidance to policymakers and program managers on how to engage men and address harmful male norms in seven key areas of intervention in relation to HIV/AIDS: (1) Social and Behaviour Change in Men; (2) Violence...


Gender-Transformative Interventions to Reduce HIV Risks and Violence with Heterosexually-Active Men: A Review of the Global Evidence

AIDS Behavior This article is based on a systematic review of gender-transformative HIV and violence prevention programs with heterosexually-active men in order to assess the efficacy of this programming. The authors find that gender-transformative interventions can increase protective sexual behaviors, prevent partner violence, modify inequitable...


Gender Relations, Sexual and Gender-based Violence and the Effects of Conflict on Women and Men in North Kivu, Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

The International Men and Gender Equality Survey (IMAGES), created and coordinated by Promundo and the International Center for Research on Women (ICRW), is one of the most comprehensive studies ever on men's practices and attitudes as they relate to gender norms, attitudes toward gender equality policies, household dynamics including caregiving...


Policy Approaches to Engaging Men and Boys in Achieving Gender Equality and Health Equity

Work with men has demonstrated significant potential in contributing to building gender equality and improving the health of women and men. This policy brief outlines the rationale for using policy approaches to engage men in achieving gender equality, reducing health inequities and improving women’s and men’s health; offers a framework for...


Male Circumcision and HIV/AIDS: Opportunities and Challenges

This report summarizes information on male circumcision as an HIV prevention strategy and the policy and prevention implications of its implementation. It examines: adult male circumcision and its health benefits; implications for women's health; biological mechanisms responsible for reduced susceptibility to HIV infection and other medical...


Men As Partners

This guidebook is intended for use in working with men both to address gender norms that put men and their partners at risk for negative reproductive health outcomes. It is also designed to engage men in issues related to gender and reproductive health to prevent HIV infection and gender-based violence. It contains a variety of interactive...


AIDS and Gender Relations: Men Matter!

This report reflects on the underlying question -- Does the AIDS epidemic, in all its destructive power, also hold the potential to transform gender relations and open up new ideas of masculinity? It takes a closer look at the formation and transformation of masculinities and gender relations and recommends that a better understanding of the...


The Program H Manual Series

Promundo's Program H stimulates young men to analyze traditional gender roles and norms associated with masculinity, challenging them to consider the advantages of gender equitable behaviors. The program consists of educational workshops, lifestyle campaigns, innovative approaches to attracting young men to health facilities, and a culturally...


Men as Partners: Promoting Men's Involvement in Care and Support Activities for People Living with HIV/AIDS'

Prepared for the United Nations Expert Group Meeting on "The role of men and boys in achieving gender equality", this paper highlights the lack of male participation in caring and supporting those ill with AIDS. Research in Southern Africa is reviewed to emphasize the definitions of masculinity that prevent men from being involved in domestic...


Fulfilling Fatherhood: Experiences from HIV Positive Fathers

Understanding the needs and desires of HIV positive men and fathers is essential for assisting them in shaping their own lives and those of their families. This publication shares the stories of thirteen HIV positive fathers from around the world, role models in parenting in the context of HIV/AIDS. They discuss the challenges of choosing to become...


Engaging Men in Gender Equality: Positive Strategies and Approaches

This paper reviews the demands placed on men by definitions of masculinities, definitions that often increase their risk of HIV infection, and reviews successful strategies for change. Case studies on male involvement in sexual and reproductive health and rights review successful HIV/AIDS initiatives, and lessons identified can be applied to...


Young Men and the Construction of Masculinity in Sub-Saharan Africa: Implications for HIV/AIDS, Conflict and Violence

This paper applies a gender perspective to young men in Africa, drawing particularly on interviews and focus groups in Nigeria, South Africa, Botswana, and Uganda. It considers the many definitions of masculinities and their implications for sexual behavior (especially HIV/AIDS) and violence. Several protective factors for gender equality,...


PACT RFA: Changing Sexual Norms Among Young Men In Viet Nam

Pact Viet Nam is pleased to announce a Request for Applications (RFA) for a program entitled" Changing sexual norms among young men in Viet Nam: a media and peer outreach approach." Up to 3 million USD will be provided over a three-year period in order to enhance and expand a national media campaign and accompanying community outreach interventions...


Mobilising for Change: Men's Travelling Conference

This paper reports on the men's travelling conference (MTC) which took place as part of the 2003 Sixteen Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence campaign in Africa. The conference covered Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, and Zambia, and involved a range of events and participatory activities with communities along the conference route. The...


Young Men and HIV: Culture, Poverty, and Sexual Risk

Young men play a central role in the HIV/AIDS epidemic. The report highlights how this population has been largely ignored in HIV interventions to date and explains how this exclusion could have devastating results in the long-term. It investigates the challenges young men face and looks at the most effective ways of addressing their needs. Above...


Men and Reproductive Health Programs: Influencing Gender Norms

The report highlights programmatic models that were presented at a conference on men and reproductive health that was attended by researchers, program implementers, evaluators and donors. The participants were particularly interested in those programs that could show through evaluations that gender-relat used by other practitioners.