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Women and Men in Sweden, Facts and Figures
Statistics, Sweden, 2006This booklet provides graphs and statistics showing how equal women and men are in a range of areas: population, health, education, time use, child care, care of the elderly, gainful employment, salaries, income, violence and crime, and influence and power. For example, statistics show that women and men both spend on average 8 hours each day working (all days of the week included).DocumentMoving Ahead: The Organisation of Gender Equality Work in Sweden
Regeringskansliet, 2004Gender mainstreaming is now the principal model for gender equality work in Sweden, which means that a gender perspective should be integrated into all policy processes. A common misconception is that applying gender mainstreaming precludes specific initiatives targeted at promoting women's rights or gender equality. This is not the case.DocumentInformation Resources
Terrence Higgins Trust, 2006The UK-based Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) provides a range of information resources on how to lead a happy and safe sex life, targeted at gay men specifically, which can be freely downloaded from their website.DocumentReproductive Health for All: Taking Account of Power Dynamics Between Men and Women - Training Manual
Italian Association for Women in Development, 2001Sexuality is a central part of human experience and should contribute to our sense of wellbeing and towards strengthening our intimate relationships. Yet a lack of information about sexuality can undermine people's ability to understand their bodies and sexuality and hence to enjoy their sexual experiences.DocumentSysteMALEtizing: Resources for Engaging Men in Sexual and Reproductive Health
2006This brochure highlights key resources for working with men and provides a framework for distinguishing among the varied programmes, research and tools that are available. The framework reflects different approaches to such work: men are viewed as ?clients? (focusing on men's own reproductive health needs), as ?partners?DocumentGender and Sexuality Cutting Edge Pack (CEP)
Institute of Development Studies UK, 2006Sexuality can bring misery through sexual violence, HIV/AIDS, maternal mortality, female genital mutilation, or marginalisation of those who break the rules, such as non-macho men, single women, widows who re-marry, sex workers, people with same-sex sexualities, and transgender people. Sexuality can also bring joy, affirmation, intimacy and well-being.DocumentGender and Sexuality: Overview Report
Institute of Development Studies UK, 2006Why are gender and sexuality important for policymakers, practitioners and activists? Sexuality and gender can combine to make a huge difference in people's lives - between well-being and ill-being, and sometimes between life and death.DocumentBRIDGE Gender and Development in Brief. Issue 18: Sexuality
Institute of Development Studies UK, 2006Sexuality can bring misery through sexual violence, HIV/AIDS, maternal mortality, female genital mutilation, or marginalisation of those who break the rules, such as non-macho men, single women, widows who re-marry, sex workers, people with same-sex sexualities, and transgender people. Sexuality can also bring joy, affirmation, intimacy and well-being.DocumentGender and Sexuality: Supporting Resources Collection
Institute of Development Studies UK, 2007Mobilising around sexuality is not new. Activists and practitioners have long been working on issues such as HIV/AIDS; sexual violence; abortion; sex work; and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights. What is new is the integrated, affirmative approach to sexuality which is increasingly being adopted.DocumentBRIDGE Bibliography 15: Engaging men in gender equality: positive strategies and approaches: overview and annotated bibliography
Siyanda, 2006In various settings, small numbers of men and boys are changing their attitudes and behaviour towards women - supporting opportunities for women to earn an income outside the home, or speaking out against gender-based violence, for example. What makes this kind of resistance to rigid views of gender possible?Pages
