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    Adolescent Sexuality Education and Women's Visibility: the Linkages from the Girls? Power Initiative Nigeria Experience

    BRIDGE, 2005
    The Girl Power Initiative (GPI) in Nigeria takes girls through a three year sexuality education programme aimed at promoting their personal empowerment, sexual health and leadership skills. This paper incorporates the voices of GPI girls, GPI graduates, their parents and community members to demonstrate the impact of sex education on girls in Nigeria.
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    Inclusion of Men and Boys in the Public Actions of Reproductive Health in Brazil

    BRIDGE, 2005
    In Brazil, little attention has been given to men's participation in reproductive health - particularly in relation to pregnancy and child care. This paper emphasises the importance of developing strategies to involve both the mother and father in reproductive health issues. It describes the work of the PAPAI
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    Gender and sport: mainstreaming gender in sports projects

    Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, 2005
    This booklet looks at how to mainstream gender equality in sports projects and programmes. Sport is a social and cultural process in which social constructions of masculinity and femininity play a key role.
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    Involving Men to Address Gender Inequities

    2003
    How can development organisations most constructively engage men in reproductive health issues? This report by the IGWG Men and Reproductive Health Subcommittee describes three programmes which have worked with men and young people to improve reproductive health for both men and women.
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    Involving men in sexual and reproductive health

    Pan American Health Organization, 2003
    Why involve men in sexual and reproductive health (SRH)? How can more men be engaged in SRH issues? This fact sheet outlines the reasons why it is important for men to be involved in sexual and reproductive health (SRH); the factors that work against male involvement; and recommendations for involving more men in SRH.
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    Youth, fathers and masculinity in South Africa today

    United Nations [UN] Division for the Advancement of Women, 2003
    Fathers who are positively engaged in the lives of their children are less likely to be depressed, to commit suicide, or to beat their wives. They are more likely to be involved in community work, to be supportive of their partners, and to be involved in school activities. When fatherhood is privileged as a central aspect of masculinity, everybody benefits.
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    Boys and changing gender roles: emerging programme approaches hold promise in changing gender norms and behaviours among boys and young men

    YouthNet, Family Health International, 2005
    A growing number of sexual and reproductive health projects are recognising the importance of working with boys and young men. A World Health Organisation (WHO) review found 77 efforts to reach young men with health information and services in schools, communities, workplaces, military facilities and juvenile justice centres. This report describes some of these programmes. For example:
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    Role of men and boys in promoting gender equality

    UNESCO Bangkok: Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education, 2004
    This policy brief aims to provide policy makers, practitioners, business, and civil society leaders with a framework for developing strategies and implementing programmes to engage men in gender equality. It identifies the reasons why men have a stake in gender equality.
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    Strategies and approaches to enhance the role of men and boys in gender equality: case study of Yemen

    United Nations [UN] Division for the Advancement of Women, 2003
    Drawing on the work of Oxfam (GB) in Yemen, this paper puts forward key strategies to enhance the role of men and boys in working towards gender equality. It describes the socialisation process in Yemen which enforces unequal gender power relations by defining men as superior. A review of the changing socio-economic and cultural context of Yemen is provided.
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    Addressing the sexual cultures of heterosexual men: key strategies in involving men and boys in HIV/AIDS prevention

    United Nations [UN] Division for the Advancement of Women, 2003
    What stops heterosexual Australian men from using condoms? How might sex education campaigns encourage them to do so? This paper identifies the main reasons for non-condom use among heterosexual men in Australia and describes potential strategies for promoting safer sex, such as:? Using sportsmen or celebrities as positive male role models in education campaigns;

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