Why 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 organisations develop work with men?
This collection edited by Sandy Ruxton (Oxfam, 2004) provides a wide-ranging discussion of work with men to build gender equality. The entire book is available below.
Based on examples of interventions in five fields (reproductive and sexual health, fatherhood, gender-based violence, livelihoods, and work with young men) from a range of countries, the book aims to provide a critical account of practical experience of work with men for gender equality and to share knowledge and expertise gained from programmes run by Oxfam GB and other organisations. Contributors to this book are development practitioners from both the global South and North, and there are also contributions from consultants and researchers.
Chapters include:
Introduction / Sandy Ruxton.
Transforming Our Interventions For Gender Equality by Addressing and Involving Men and Boys / Michael Kaufman.
How do we know if men have changed? Promoting and Measuring Attitude Change with Young Men. Lessons from Program ‘H’ in Latin America / Gary Barker et al.
Strategies and Approaches to Enhance the Role of Men and Boys in Gender Equality: A Case Study from Yemen / Magda El Sanousi.
What Do Men Think about Gender Equality? Reflections of Oxfam GB staff in Delhi and Dhaka / Sharon Rogers.
Men as Partners: Lessons Learned from Engaging Men in Clinics and Communities / Manisha Mehta, Dean Peacock, and Lissette Bernal.
Evolving the Gender Agenda – The Responsibilities and Challenges for Development Organisations / James Lang and Sue Smith.
Masculinities: Resistance and Change / Benno de Keijzer.
The Things They Didn’t Tell You about Working with Men in Gender Workshops / Maree Keating.
“How do you eat between harvests?”: Engaging men in Gender and Livelihoods / Thalia Kidder.
Fatherwork in the Caribbean: Examples of Support for Men’s Work in relation to Family Life / Janet Brown.
Addressing Men’s Role in Family Violence: The Experience of Sakhli / Rusudan Pkharkadze and Nana Khoshtaria.
Taking the Bull by the Horns: Working with young men on HIV/Aids in South Africa / Gaetane le Grange.
“Liberation for everyone, not just men”: A case study of the Men’s Association against Violence (AMKV) in Timor Leste / Mario De Araujo.
Mainstreaming a Male Perspective into UK Regeneration / Cinnamon Bennett.
Conclusion / Sandy Ruxton.
Please see below for the book, in PDF.