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The Individual and the Political: Promundo’s Evolving Approaches in Engaging Young Men in Transforming Masculinities
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Barker, G., Nascimento, M., Ricardo, C. and Segundo, M. |
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October 2007 |
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How can resistance to inequitable and/or violent forms of masculinity be promoted? Instituto Promundo - a Brazilian initiative against gender violence - focuses on promoting positive masculinities. This paper discusses the process which established the project, such as consultations with young men from a variety of contexts. In one group consultation, men criticised female sex workers for accepting money for sex. Yet individual interviewees said they saw all sex as contractual so if a woman accepted money or gifts she was expected to provide sex. Such contradictions have informed Promundo's work - with 'holes' presenting entry points for intervention. Through listening to the voices of young men, Promundo created and tested a set of interventions - Program H - for critical dialogue among young men in Latin America. Now Promundo's partners in India, Vietnam, the Balkans and parts of Sub-Saharan Africa have adapted these interventions for local contexts. The paper further includes examples of measuring impact using the Gender Equitable Men (GEM) scale which involves asking 24 attitude related questions - such as around gender roles in sexual relationships. At the policy level, the paper highlights an initiative launched with the International Centre for Research on Women (ICRW) to analyse efforts to include men and masculinities in policies related to gender equality. The purpose is to map, understand and, ultimately, influence, how such policies are formulated and implemented so that men and masculinities are addressed in relevant, and appropriate ways.
This paper was written for an international symposium on 'Politicising Masculinities', organised by the Institute of Development Studies (IDS). The symposium took place in October 2007 in Dakar, Senegal.
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