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Promoting Men to Respond to HIV/AIDS
BRIDGE, 2007The HIV prevalence rate in the general population in Cambodia is in decline. Yet this is no time for complacency - it still has one of the highest rates in the region. To have most impact, the Khmer HIV/AIDS NGO Alliance (Khana) focuses on the needs of a range of different target groups such as men who have sex with men (MSM), youth, drug users, and married couples.Document"Brothers are Doing it for Themselves": Remaking Masculinities in South Africa
BRIDGE, 2007The AIDS pandemic in South Africa has contributed towards prising open questions on sexuality, sexual rights and masculinity in ways that were unprecedented in the past. Parents and politicians are increasingly compelled to talk openly about sex and sexual rights in the home and in public domains.DocumentMen, Health and Gender Equality: A Report on the National Men's Imbizo
BRIDGE, 2007Gender inequalities that privilege men damage women's health, at the same time as the norms associated with masculinity harm men's health. Often being a man is associated with a sense of invulnerability and self-reliance, leading to a reluctance to seek health advice and health care.DocumentCareful Interventions: Masculinity and the Condom Crisis
BRIDGE, 2007Do prevailing ideas about how 'real men' should behave undermine effective condom use? This paper argues that expectations of how 'real' men must behave - particularly the pressure to be sexually potent and experienced - can undermine effective condom use.DocumentPromotion of Human Rights and Gender Equality Related to Sexual and Reproductive Health and HIV/AIDS Among Youth in Low-Income Areas of Buenos Aires Suburbs, Argentina
BRIDGE, 2007In contexts of poverty, the sole fact of being young can be a cause of exclusion.DocumentPolicy Approaches to Working with Men to Improve Men's Health and Achieve Gender Equality
BRIDGE, 2007What policies are in place to address issues such as men and violence, men and sexual and reproductive health services, male circumcision, and men and substance use? What are the operational barriers to policy implementation? What new policies are needed and which departments should be involved in setting and implementing policy?DocumentHow can Donors Contribute Towards Increased Male Engagement in Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Including HIV
BRIDGE, 2007How can bilateral donors support work with men for gender equality and help move the 'masculinities agenda' forward? An important place for donors to start, argues this paper, is with their own professional and personal lives. Do our workplaces have an open environment in which all voices can be heard? Are men who push gender issues seen as wimps?DocumentWhispers to voices: gender and social transformation in Bangladesh
World Bank Publications, 2008Why has Bangladesh been hailed as 'a shining new example' of a poor country achieving impressive gains in gender equality? According to this World Bank report, Bangladesh has made great progress in achieving gender equality and enhancing the status of women.DocumentFair's Fair: Health Inequalities and Equity in Tanzania
2006This report seeks to raise awareness and understanding of the scale and nature of health inequalities in Tanzania with the intention of stimulating policy debate and action. It is aimed at senior managers and policy makers in the health sector as well as researchers, academics, civil society organisations and donors.DocumentRisk and Resilience: Obstetric Fistula in Tanzania
EngenderHealth, 2006Obstetric fistula is a hole that forms between the bladder and the vagina or between the rectum and the vagina during prolonged and obstructed child labour. Approximately two million girls and women are estimated to be living with fistula worldwide, yet fistula remains one of the most neglected issues in women's health and rights.Pages