Men and Gender Equality

The role of men in gender equality

[Men, health and public policies: gender equality in question].

The scope of this article is to pose questions on the theme of Men, Health and Public Policies to render debate on the subject viable, based on theoretical and empirical references related to these issues. Initially, some historical landmarks on the theme are presented to provide guidelines for debate. An overview of the gender agenda in public policies is then presented to introduce the discus...

[On "Men, health and public policies: gender equality in question"].

Sobre " Homens, saúde e políticas públicas: a equidade de gênero em questão " On " Men, health and public policies: gender equality in question " Marcos Nascimento 4 Sergio Carrara 5 No artigo produzido por Maria Thereza Couto (USP) e Romeu Gomes (Fiocruz), os autores bus-cam problematizar a articulação entre saúde e políti-cas públicas, com foco específico na saúde dos ho-mens e suas implicaçõ...

The role of men and boys in promoting gender equality

As this work progressed, it became increasingly clear, however, that women were already participating in development efforts – in fact they were the mainstay of development in many parts of the world, particularly in rural areas. Awareness grew that sustainable development could not be achieved unless the contributions of women were recognized and build upon and unless all development efforts t...

The Role of Men and Boys in Achieving Gender Equality

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