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  Changing Perceptions and Practices: Grappling with Manhood in Ecuador

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006

  This short paper describes a project in rural Ecuador, which worked with a youth group to reduce gender-based power imbalances. Graphics, role plays and focus group discussions helped group members to reduce their consumption of alcohol and stop coercing each other into having sex with multiple partners. Some learning points are outlined.
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  In Their Own Words: The Formulation of Sexual and Health-Related Behaviour Among Young Men in Bangladesh. Summary Report

  Catalyst Consortium, 2005

  Adolescence is a time when attitudes and values about 'correct' behaviours are often learned and internalised. For boys, these can include viewing women as sex objects, condoning violence to obtain sex, and equating sexual 'prowess' (or skills) and multiple sexual partners with 'manhood'.
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  Collapsing Masculinities and Weak States: A Case Study of Northern Uganda

  Zed Books Limited, 2003

  Men's lived experiences of masculinity are diverse. Despite this, men are often taught that they should aspire to and judge themselves by certain fixed ideas about what it means to be a man. In northern Uganda, men are expected to become husbands and fathers (preferably educated), provide for the material needs of their families, and ensure the physical protection of their wives and children.
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  Sexual and Reproductive Rights of Men

  2003

  The global debate around sexual and reproductive rights has been heavily women-focused. In Chile, men are still largely invisible when it comes to child rearing: public policies have focused primarily on the relationship between mothers and children, and women are considered to have prime responsibility for child-rearing.
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  Promoting Men's Participation in Sexual and Reproductive Health Programmes, Summary of the Final Report - Nicaragua

  Nicaraguan Health Ministry, 2004

  There is now more awareness of the implications of men's attitudes and behaviours on the spread of sexually transmitted infections (including HIV/AIDS), early or unwanted pregnancies, maternal mortality, and children's social and economic neglect.
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  Men's Participation as Fathers in the Latin American and Caribbean Region: A Critical Literature Review with Policy Considerations

  Promundo, 2008

  If men's involvement as fathers is generally positive - for children, women, and men themselves - how can we promote this through policies and programmes? This comprehensive document provides a literature overview and analysis of men's participation as fathers in the Latin American and Caribbean region.
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  Reproductive Education and Responsible Fatherhood in Central America

  United Nations [UN] Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, 2002

  What are the links between fatherhood and poverty? What can be done to change gender patterns of behaviour around parenthood? This programme on Reproductive Education and Responsible Fatherhood, carried out by the Mexican office of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), explores the social and economic factors which prohibit men from being responsible fathers.
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  Joint Parenting, Advocacy in Senegal

  2002

  What advocacy mechanisms and initiatives can be put in place to encourage men to take joint responsibility for their families? This project on 'Joint Parenting Advocacy in Senegal' was carried out by ENDA Tiers-Monde with the support of the Acacia Initiative of the International Development Research Centre (IDRC).
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  Transforming our Initiatives for Gender Equality by Addressing and Involving Men and Boys: a Framework for Analysis and Action

  2004

  Leaving out boys and men from gender and development work is a recipe for failure. But how can we effectively involve men in practice? This chapter discusses a framework for addressing and involving men in gender equality initiatives, drawing on examples from the White Ribbon Campaign, a campaign that aims to engage men and boys in the struggle to end men's violence against women.
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  Men as Partners: Promoting Men's Involvement in Care and Support Activities for People Living with HIV/AIDS

  United Nations Development Programme, 2003

  In South Africa, as in many parts of the world, men often act in ways that leave women and girls disproportionately shouldering the burden of providing care and support to people living with HIV/AIDS. Despite this, little has been done to date to develop interventions that explicitly encourage men to play a more active role in caring for their partners and children.

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