Gender Equality and Men: Learning from Practice

by Ruxton, Sandy

• ISBN13: 9780855985141
• ISBN10: 0855985143
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-09-30
• Publisher: Oxfam Pubns

Summary

* Why is it important to include men in gender equality and anti-poverty work? * What works with men in practice? * What is the impact of including men in gender analysis and action? * How should organizations develop work with men? Oxfam GB's "Gender Equality and Men (GEM) project" has been seeking since 2002 to address men and boys more fully in the organization's gender work through regional workshops, internal training, piloting new approaches, and policy and practice change. This book draws upon conclusions from this project, and shares knowledge about, and experience of, work with men on gender equality in programs run by Oxfam GB and other organizations. It also explores how work with men can be developed to promote broader gender equality and poverty reduction strategies, and to encourage a more active engagement with men through gender programming. This collection brings together fourteen articles by development practitioners and researchers worldwide and addresses a range of key issues, including: the value of including men in gender equality and anti-poverty work; the difficulties that are likely to arise -- both for men and women -- and how they can they be overcome; practical evidence from different spheres (e.g. in relation to sustainable livelihoods, gender-based violence, sexual and reproductive health); lessons regarding the impact of including men in gender analysis and action; future strategies and directions for development organizations and practitioners.

Author Biography

Sandy Ruxton is an Oxfam GB policy adviser on UK and EU poverty issues

Table of Contents

Foreword	vii
Acknowledgements	ix
Contributors	xi
Introduction	1	(18)
Sandy Ruxton
Transforming our interventions for gender equality by addressing and involving men and boys: a framework for analysis and action	19	(9)
Michael Kaufman
Masculinities: resistance and change	28	(22)
Benno de Keijzer
The things they don't tell you about working with men in gender workshops	50	(14)
Maree Keating
'How do you eat between harvests?' and other stories: engaging men in gender and livelihoods	64	(13)
Thalia Kidder
Mainstreaming a male perspective into UK regeneration: the experience in South Yorkshire	77	(12)
Cinnamon Bennett
Men As Partners: lessons learned from engaging men in clinics and communities	89	(12)
Manisha Mehta, Dean Peacock, and Lissette Bernal
Taking the bull by the horns: working with young men on HIV/AIDS in South Africa	101	(12)
Gaetane le Grange
Fatherwork in the Caribbean: examples of support for men's work in relation to family life	113	(18)
Janet Brown
Addressing men's role in family violence: the experience of the 'Sakhli' Women's Advice Centre, Georgia	131	(9)
Rusudan Pkhakadze and Nana Khoshtaria
'Liberation for everyone, not just men' A case study of the Men's Association Against Violence (AMKV) in Timor Leste	140	(7)
Mario de Araujo
How do we know if men have changed? Promoting and measuring attitude change with young men: lessons from Program H in Latin America	147	(15)
Gary Barker, with Marcos Nascimento, Márcoo Segundo, and Julie Pulerwitz
Strategies and approaches to enhance the role of men and boys in gender equality: a case study from Yemen	162	(15)
Magda Mohammed Elsanousi
What men think about gender equality: lessons from Oxfam GB staff in Delhi and Dhaka	177	(17)
Sharon E. Rogers
Evolving the gender agenda: the responsibilities and challenges for development organisations	194	(13)
James L. Lang and Sue Smith
Conclusion	207	(23)
Sandy Ruxton
Appendix: Conclusions of the UN Commission on the Status of Women, 48th Session, The Role of Men and Boys in Achieving Gender Equality	230	(5)
Index	235