Title
& Description
News Outlet
& Journalist
Date
& Location
MEDIA TYPE
& LENGTH
8 March 2021
New South Wales, Australia
Text
800-1500 Words
Mothers and Sons is a six-week domestic-violence prevention program for boys 6-8 years old and their mothers. Unlike programs aimed at older youth and men, mothers sign up for this because they want their sons to grow...
3 March 2021
Duluth, Minnesota, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
The Duluth Model is one of multiple successful responses to domestic violence that focus on prevention through counseling and education, rather than relying only on punishment after a crime has been committed. The oft...
22 January 2021
Bogotá, Colombia
Text
800-1500 Words
The Calm Hotline takes calls from men in Bogotá, Colombia, in an effort to address the root causes of domestic violence: a culture of machismo. Four psychologists take emergency calls – about 700 calls came in the ser...
10 December 2020
Burundi
Text
1500-3000 Words
A grassroots movement in Burundi has resulted in more familial bliss for households who suffered from domestic abuse. Through CARE International, a group of Burundian men are taking on toxic masculinity, entrenched cu...
9 November 2020
Iceland
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1500-3000 Words
Icelandic parents each get three months leave, paid at 80% of their salary, to be used within 18 months of a child’s birth. Parents also get an additional three months leave that they can split up as they choose. The ...
6 August 2020
Roanoke, Virginia, United States
Multi-Media
Under 3 Minutes
Black Father Families unites Black fathers to provide support and education, while also countering stereotypes that Black fathers are not as competent and/or are absent from their children’s’ lives, which is often int...
18 June 2020
Rwanda
Video
3-5 Minutes
Fatherhood classes in Rwanda teach men to be better dads and husbands, challenging traditional gender roles. Topics include taking care of babies, resolving domestic conflicts, sharing household decisions, and explain...
4 May 2020
Sweden
Text
1500-3000 Words
Private dinners for only men to discuss notions of feminism and toxic masculinity have been picking up in interest across Sweden. What started in earnest following a string of assaults against women in 2016 has now be...
The Atlantic
Matthew Wolfe
17 January 2020
Duluth, Iowa, United States
Text
Over 3000 Words
Duluth’s Domestic Abuse Intervention Project has served for decades as a model for men’s counseling groups that courts often mandate in lieu of incarceration after abuse leads to criminal charges. But a deep look at i...
11 November 2019
Pune, Maharashtra, India
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1500-3000 Words
A program launched by the Equal Community Foundation (ECF) in 2011 called Action for Equality (AFE) educates more than 5,000 teenage boys in Pune, India about violence against women. They spend 43 weeks learning curri...
30 March 2019
San Salvador, El Salvador
Text
800-1500 Words
Preventing sexual violence against women begins with men. In a country faced with a high incidence of gender-based violence, Masculinities for Peace, a non-governmental organization, is working to change the norms of ...
29 March 2019
Laramie, Wyoming, United States
Multi-Media
3-5 Minutes
Changing the status quo surrounding gender-based violence in the United States involves engaging men. The non-profit SAFE Project in Laramie, Wyoming, focuses on creating an informative and educational environment whe...
Winter 2019
Eugene, Oregon, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
Encouraging students to discuss social justice issues as well social pressures encourages mental health resilience. The Associated Students of the University of Oregon’s (ASUO) Men’s Center has transitioned from its o...
12 March 2019
Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Text
Over 3000 Words
Changing norms surrounding masculinity begins with destigmatizing communication. Masculinity 101, a peer discussion group at Brown University, encourages students to be mindful of their behavior by promoting discussio...
8 March 2019
Bihar, India
Text
800-1500 Words
Coaches and players around the world are using sports to teach boys about masculinity and the importance of integrity, both on and off the field. From cricket in India to rugby in Fiji, games are used as a foundation ...
8 December 2018
New York, New York, United States
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1500-3000 Words
Across the United States, men are meeting in groups to unlearn toxic masculinity and find techniques to better confront and handle emotions like anger and shame. Although groups like the ManKind Project have been crit...
8 December 2018
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
To address concerns about loneliness and isolation amongst retired men, organizations like Men's Sheds are gathering to give people a safe space to convey and process emotions while building the personal relationships...
21 November 2018
Colorado, United States
Multi-Media
3-5 Minutes
With suicide as a leading cause of death among adult men in Colorado, normalizing mental health care serves as an important step toward lowering suicide rates. Colorado’s Department of Public Health hopes that with a ...
27 September 2018
Stockholm, Sweden
Multi-Media
Over 3000 Words
Sweden has a reputation for being one of the most socially-progressive and gender-equal countries in the world. This article breaks down the different policies that Sweden has become so famous for and looks at its myr...
6 April 2018
Rwanda
Text
Under 800 Words
MenCare is a 15-class course in Rwanda that teaches men about fatherhood, caregiving, and gender roles. A study that evaluated the course found that men who participated in the program were half as likely to use viole...
7 March 2018
SOSHANGUVE, South Africa
Multi-Media
1500-3000 Words
Group sessions, workplace videos, badges, these are just some of the ways various people around the world are addressing sexual, and physical assault. In light of the #MeToo movement in the U.S., the Christian Science...
28 February 2018
Reykjavik, Iceland
Multi-Media
Over 3000 Words
How do we combat gender violence? Gender inequality? Transphobia? Well, in school. “You want to start this conversation in kindergarten.” Across the world, a slew of schools, programs, and teachers are bringing gender...
25 April 2017
District of Columbia, Washington, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
An organization called The BMe Community (for Black Male Engagement) aims to combat the negative image of black men with hard facts and statistics of how they are actually improving their communities. Now operating in...
14 July 2015
New York, New York, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
The overall graduation rate for black male students in New York City was 58 percent in 2014 - student retention rates are equally poor. But one school achieved a 100% on-time graduation rate last year, motivating thei...
Quartz
Tamara Straus
11 June 2015
Miami, Florida, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
“Empowerment self-defense” teaches women how to defend themselves against sexual assault, psychological awareness, and how to be verbally assertive. A study showed that women who took empowerment self defense classes...
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