Engaging men and boys in changing gender-based inequity in …

Engaging men and boys in changing gender-based inequity in health:

Evidence from programme interventions

Gary Barker, Christine Ricardo and Marcos Nascimento

Engaging men and boys in changing gender-based inequity in health:

Evidence from programme interventions

Gary Barker, Christine Ricardo and Marcos Nascimento

Suggested citation: World Health Organization (2007). Engaging men and boys in changing gender-based inequity in health: Evidence from programme interventions. Geneva

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Engaging men and boys in changing gender-based inequity in health : evidence from programme interventions / Gary Barker, Christine Ricardo and Marcos Nascimento.

Notes. [Produced in collaboration with Instituto Promundo]

1.Men. 2.Gender identity. 3.Violence - prevention and control. 4.Sexual behavior. 5.Women's rights. 6.Program evaluation. I.Barker, Gary. II.Ricardo, Christine. III.Nascimento, Marcos. IV.World Health Organization. V.Instituto Promundo.

ISBN 978 92 4 159549 0

(LC/NLM classification: HQ 1090)

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Engaging men and boys in changing gender-based inequity in health: Evidence from programme interventions

Contents

Acknowledgements....................................................................................................................................... 2 Executive summary...................................................................................................................................... 3 1. Introduction: men and boys in a gender perspective................................................................................ 6 2. Methods, scope and limitations.............................................................................................................. 10 3. Results..................................................................................................................................................... 15 4. Emerging good practice in engaging men and boys............................................................................... 22 5. Conclusions and suggestions for future efforts........................................................................................ 27 Annexes...................................................................................................................................................... 31 Annex 1. Summary of studies on gender-based violence........................................................................ 32 Annex 2. Summary of studies on fatherhood.......................................................................................... 40 Annex 3. Summary of studies on maternal, newborn and child health.................................................. 48 Annex 4. Summary of studies on sexual and reproductive health,

including HIV prevention, treatment, care and support.......................................................... 52 Annex 5. Summary of studies on gender socialization............................................................................ 60 References................................................................................................................................................... 65

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