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  Family Violence Prevention Fund's online toolkit for Working with Men and Boys to End Gender-Based Violence

  Family Violence Prevention Fund, 2003

  In November 2003, the anti-violence NGO in the United States - the Family Violence Prevention Fund - launched an online toolkit for working with men and boys to end gender-based violence. It provides readings, case studies, handouts, exercises, and other resources in the form of a 10-lesson workplan.
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  Strategies and Tools for Working with Men and Boys to End Violence Against Girls, Boys, Women and Other Men

  BRIDGE, 2005

  A number of organisations in South and Central Asia have recognised the urgent need to include boys and men in efforts to combat gender-based violence in the region. Yet there have been few opportunities for them to come together to work collectively on this important issue.
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  Hitting the Target: Men and Guns

  Revcon Policy Brief, 2006

  Across cultures, most acts of violence are committed by men. Men and boys also account for the overwhelming majority of firearm-related injuries and deaths. Men often feel the need to publicly demonstrate that they are 'real men', and a gun is helpful in making this point. Recognising the link between masculinities, youth, and gun violence is not about demonising men, however.
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  Constructions of Masculinities and Violence against Women

  2001

  In Bangladesh sexual violence within marriage is often seen as a shameful but tolerated ill. Although anger about violence against women (VAW) is profound among many Bangladeshi women, numerous barriers prevent them from speaking out against gender-based violence.
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  Patriarchal Violence - an Attack on Human Security: a Broad Survey of Measures to Combat Patriarchal Violence and Oppression, Particularly Acts Committed in the Name of Honour Directed at Women, Homosexuals, Bisexuals and Transgender Persons.

  Government Offices of Sweden, 2006

  Understandings of patriarchal violence usually focus on male violence against women. However, this paper links patriarchy and the violence and oppression directed towards lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgender (LGBT) persons. Patriarchy is based on perceptions of male supremacy and within this power structure the norm of the heterosexual male is dominant.
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  Working with Men on Gender, Sexuality, Violence and Health: Trainer's Manual

  Sahaj, Sahayog India and Tathapi, 2005

  This manual is a resource for trainers working with men and boys around issues of citizenship, rights, gender, sexuality, violence and health in India. The content is guided by a social justice and equity perspective and is 'male-centred' in its approach. There are six distinct modules: Equity and Equality, Gender, Sexuality, Health, Violence, and Facilitation Skills.
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  Men as partners: South African men respond to violence against women and HIV/AIDS

  EngenderHealth, 2002

  Men can, and often do, play a crucial role in promoting gender equity. This report by EngenderHealth discusses the shift within the field of sexual and reproductive health towards seeing men as an important part of the solution to HIV/AIDS and gender-based violence.
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  Male sexuality in the context of socio-economic change in rural and urban East Africa

  Eldis Document Store, 2005

  HIV/AIDS prevention efforts have missed the point by concentrating on women's empowerment and women's ability to negotiate safer sex. HIV/AIDS work must also consider to what extent disempowered men in East Africa are motivated to practice safer sex.
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  Working with Young Men to Promote Gender Equality: An Experience in Brazil and Latin America

  BRIDGE, 2005

  Traditional beliefs about manhood in Brazil have been shown to directly correlate with unsafe sexual practices and violence against partners. This paper describes the Program H Initiative which was developed in 1999 by Instituto Promundo in Brazil and other collaborating Latin American organisations.
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  Class of Dialogues on Vagina Monologue: A Sum-up on the Pedagogy of Women and Gender Studies

  2004

  In the evening of 20 December 2002 teachers from more than 20 universities in China came to the classroom to watch graduate students' perform a multimedia presentation of dialogues from 'The Vagina Monologue'. The response to this taboo shaking class was both applause and censure. The first section of this article introduces the class design, teaching process, and reflections from the teachers.

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