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Mobilizing Against Sexual Harassment in Public Space in Egypt: From Blaming “open cans of tuna” to “the harasser is a criminal”.

In the aftermath of the Egyptian revolution in 2011, young men and women led highly innovative initiatives to counter increased levels...

Living Peace: From conflict to coping in Democratic Republic of Congo

This story of change pulls out the key findings and recommendations from EMERGE case study 7, which focuses on the Living Peace project...

MenCare in Latin America: Challenging Harmful Masculine Norms and Promoting Positive Changes in Men’s Caregiving

This study details the implementation and impact of MenCare – a global fatherhood and care giving campaign – in its engagement of...

‘One Hand Can’t Clap by Itself’: Engagement of Boys and Men in Kembatti Mentti Gezzimma’s Intervention to Eliminate Female Genital Mutilation and Circumcision in Kembatta Zone, Ethiopia

The successful involvement of men and women as part of a community-wide approach to shifting deep-rooted norms is critical for the...

Sustainable Livelihoods and Rural Development

Published by: Practical Action Publishing

The message of Sustainable Livelihoods and Rural Development is clear: livelihoods approaches are an essential lens on questions of rural development, but these need to be situated in a better understanding of political economy.

Beyond the prostate: Brazil’s national healthcare policy for men (PNAISH)

Published by: Institute of Development Studies

This story of change pulls out the key findings and recommendations from EMERGE case study 1, which looks at Brazil’s national...

Swapping the Stick for a Broom: Men Supporting Women in Local Politics in India

Women’s engagement, leadership and decision-making in the public sphere continues to be suppressed in much of rural India. It is...

Beyond the Prostate: Brazil’s National Healthcare Policy for Men

There are only three countries in the world – Australia, Ireland, and Brazil – with national men’s health policies. The Brazilian...

Sexuality and Social Justice: What’s Law Got to Do with It? International Symposium Workshop Report

Published by: IDS

In March 2015, the Sexuality, Poverty and Law programme at the Institute of Development Studies brought together over 60 activists, lawyers, researchers and international advocates to critically assess the scope of law and legal activism for achieving social justice for those marginalised because of their sexual or gender non-conformity.

The New ‘MASVAW Men’: Strategies, Dynamics and Deepening Engagements. A Case Study of a Networked Approach to Challenging Patriarchy Across Institutions in Uttar Pradesh

Published by: IDS

Uttar Pradesh is ranked second among Indian states in ‘crimes against women’, which includes rape, abduction, dowry-related deaths, mental and physical torture and sexual harassment (Government of Uttar Pradesh 2006: 130).