Engaging Men and Boys in Advancing Women's Agency : Where We Stand and New Directions

Engaging Men and Boys in Advancing Women's Agency : Where We Stand and New Directions

Despite advances in gender equality, women and girls still face disadvantages and limits on their agency. Men and boys can be key stakeholders and allies to increase women's agency. This paper focuses on examining men's attitudes and beha...

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Main Authors:	Fleming, Paul J., Barker, Gary, McCleary-Sills, Jennifer, Morton, Matthew
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ACCESS TO CONTRACEPTIVE METHODS ACT OF GENDER ADOLESCENTS ADULTHOOD ADVOCACY ADVOCACY EFFORTS AILMENTS ALCOHOL ATTITUDES TOWARDS WOMEN BEATING BENEFIT BENEFITS BIOLOGICAL CHILD BIOLOGICAL CHILDREN BIRTH BIRTH CONTROL BOYFRIEND BOYFRIENDS BOYS CHILD CHILDHOOD CHILDHOOD TO ADULTHOOD CHILDREN COERCION COMMUNITY LIFE COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION CONTRACEPTION CONTRACEPTIVE METHOD CONTRACEPTIVE METHODS CONTRACEPTIVE USE CONTRACEPTIVES CONTROL OVER RESOURCES COURTS CULTURAL FACTORS CYCLE OF VICTIMIZATION DEATH DECLARATION ON THE ELIMINATION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN DEPRESSION DISEASE DISEASES DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ACT DOMINANCE EDUCATION OF GIRLS EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES EMOTIONAL VIOLENCE EMPOWERING WOMEN EMPOWERMENT ENFORCEMENT OF LAWS EXPERIENCED VIOLENCE FAMILIES FAMILY FAMILY FORMATION FAMILY INCOME FAMILY MEMBERS FAMILY STRUCTURES FAMILY VIOLENCE FATHER FATHERS FEMALE FEMALE LABOR FEMALE LABOR FORCE FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION FEMALE POPULATION FEMALES FEMININITY FERTILITY FERTILITY RATE FEWER WOMEN FORMAL EDUCATION GAY GENDER GENDER EQUALITY GENDER EQUALITY POLICY GENDER EQUITY GENDER INEQUALITIES GENDER INEQUALITY GENDER INEQUITIES GENDER NORMS GENDER RELATIONS GENDER ROLE GENDER ROLES GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE GIRLS HEALTH CARE HEALTH CENTERS HEALTH OF WOMEN HEALTH STATUS HEALTH-SEEKING BEHAVIORS HOME HOUSE HOUSEHOLD LEVEL HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HOUSEHOLD TASKS HUMILIATION HUSBAND HUSBANDS ILLICIT DRUG USE INTERGENERATIONAL TRANSMISSION INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR RESEARCH ON WOMEN INTIMATE PARTNER INTIMATE PARTNERS KIDS KNOWLEDGE LABOR FORCE LAW LEGISLATION LEVEL OF EDUCATION LIBERTY MALE MALE ADOLESCENTS MALE DOMINANCE MALE PARTNERS MALE PEERS MALE PERPETRATORS MALES MARITAL STATUS MARITAL VIOLENCE MARRIAGE MASCULINE IDENTITY MASCULINITIES MASCULINITY MASS MEDIA MENTAL HEALTH MINORITY MOTHER MOTHERS NUMBER OF CHILDREN NUTRITION OLDER MEN PERPETRATORS OF VIOLENCE PHYSICAL HEALTH PHYSICAL VIOLENCE PLACE OF RESIDENCE POLICIES POLICY LEVEL POLITICAL PARTICIPATION POLITICAL PARTICIPATION BY WOMEN POPULATIONS POST-CONFLICT SETTINGS POSTCONFLICT SETTING PREGNANCY PREVENTION OF VIOLENCE PREVENTION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIMARY SCHOOL EDUCATION PRIVATE LIFE PRODUCTIVITY PROPORTION OF WOMEN PROTECTION OF WOMEN PURCHASING POWER RAPE RAPE VICTIM RESPECT RIGHTS FOR WOMEN RISK FACTORS RISK OF VIOLENCE RISK-TAKING ROLE OF MASCULINITY ROLE OF WOMEN RURAL AREAS SCHOOLS SECONDARY EDUCATION SECONDARY SCHOOL SECONDARY SCHOOLING SERVICES SEX SEXUAL ABUSE SEXUAL ACTIVITY SEXUAL ASSAULTS SEXUAL BEHAVIORS SEXUAL HEALTH SEXUAL VIOLENCE SEXUAL VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN SMOKING SOCIAL CONSEQUENCES SOCIAL DIMENSIONS SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS SOCIAL NORMS SOCIAL PROGRAMS SOCIAL STATUS SOCIAL STRUCTURE SOCIETAL CHANGE SOCIETAL LEVEL SOCIETAL NORMS SPOUSE STRESS SUBORDINATION OF WOMEN TOBACCO TRADITIONAL POWER STRUCTURES TYPES OF VIOLENCE UNEQUAL POWER UNFPA UNITED NATIONS USE OF CONTRACEPTION VICTIMS VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE VIOLENCE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN VIOLENT RELATIONSHIPS WDR WHO WIFE WILL WIVES WOMAN WOMEN WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION YOUNG MEN YOUNGER MEN YOUTH
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/11/18486236/engaging-men-boys-advancing-womens-agency-stand-new-directions http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16694

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Summary:	Despite advances in gender equality, women and girls still face disadvantages and limits on their agency. Men and boys can be key stakeholders and allies to increase women's agency. This paper focuses on examining men's attitudes and behaviors related to gender equality and violence perpetration to better understand how to engage men and boys as. It uses data collected from men and women from eight countries (Bosnia, Brazil, Chile, Croatia, Democratic Republic of Congo, India, Mexico, and Rwanda) as part of the International Men and Gender Equality Survey (IMAGES). There is wide variation across countries in men's support for gender equality, equal roles for men and women, and acceptability of violence against women. Key findings of this investigation include: 1) that in most countries male perpetrators of violence are more likely to be depressed or engage in binge drinking than non-perpetrators; 2) that witnessing one's mother being abused by a partner is one of the strongest predictors of ever perpetrating violence, suggesting that efforts should focus on breaking the intergenerational transmission of norms and violence; 3) that being involved with violent fights generally is a significant predictor of ever perpetrating violence, suggesting that programs and policies reducing violence generally may also have an effect on violence specifically against women; and 4) that a majority of men is willing to intervene upon witnessing violence against a woman, and men who do not support violence against women, are not violent generally, and who are aware of laws prohibiting violence against women are more likely to intervene.

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