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ResourcesWhat men can do to stop sexism and male violenceA collection of lists and guides. Please see below for the attachment, in Word. The PROFEM mail listThe PROFEM mail list Men, Masculinities, and Gender: Key resources for scholarship and activismThis handy one-page sheet provides a guide to key online resources on men, masculinities and gender, including activist and academic resources. Engaging Men in Gender Equality: Positive Strategies and Approaches - Overview and Annotated BibliographyIn various settings, small numbers of men and boys are changing their attitudes and behaviour towards women - supporting opportunities for women to earn an income outside the home, or speaking out against gender-based violence, for example. What makes this kind of resistance to rigid views of gender possible? How can development policies and programmes stimulate or build on these positive attitudes and behaviours to achieve gender equality for all? This report - consisting of an overview, annotated bibliography, and contacts section - describes a broad range of innovative work being carried out in different parts of the world to engage men in the promotion of gender equality. It looks at the reasons for involving men and boys in gender and development work, and considers why it might be in men's own interests to change. It goes on to consider possible strategies for, and examples of, positive changes in men's attitudes and behaviour, focusing on: :-involving men as partners against gender-based violence; |