Men for Change, Health for All
Men for Change, Health for All is guided by a commitment to develop policy for gender equity in health that both engages men and works for women and men. In doing so, the paper seeks also to reflect the range of lives of men. While all men may enjoy male privilege, this privilege is deeply […]
Masculinities and Public Policy in South Africa
This report identifies a number of focus areas in which notions of masculinity are key in South Africa, either because they are causally implicated in the twin epidemics of violence and HIV/AIDS, or because they contribute to gender inequality by reinforcing patriarchal privilege in the family and schools, or because men show up unequally as […]
The Role of Men in our Lives
Sonke Gender Justice Network will extend their programme in the Nkandla (Northern KwaZulu-Natal) and Mhlontlo (Eastern Cape) areas during 2008. In order to inform the work in these areas a participatory research process was conducted with a sample of children in both these areas. The aim of the research was to explore and document how children in these areas experience […]
Literature Review on Men, Gender, Health and HIV and AIDS in South Africa
Social constructions of manhood have strong effects on men’s and women’s health. They affect women directly, for example, via male violence against them causing physical and psychological harm, and indirectly through men’s risky behaviour increasing their female partners’ vulnerability to sexually transmitted diseases. And they also affect men, for whom expectations of risk-taking and taboos […]
The 2010 Soccer World Cup
Sports for development (S4D) initiatives have emerged in recent years, in an attempt to offer developing countries alternative strategies to tackle a variety of issues relating to development (individual, economic or social), peace building, post-disaster relief, gender equality, health promotion and disease prevention. With the upcoming 2010 Football World Cup in South Africa in sight, […]
Working with men on sexual and reproductive health and rights and gender equality
This Desk Review consequently aims to provide an overview of the status of men’s reproductive health, especially as it relates to HIV, in South Africa. The role which gender plays in impacting on both women’s and men’s health is a key aspect of this overview. The review frames the discussion in the context of sexual […]
Policy Approaches to Working with Men to Improve Men’s Health and Achieve Gender Equality
This National Department of Health policy initiative has its origins in the publication of the South Africa Country Report to the UN Commission on the Status of Women on progress made in involving men and boys in achieving gender equality since 2004. The findings of this report made clear the need to develop a coherent […]
Men Health & Gender Equality
This Men’s Imbizo successfully brought together stakeholders from eight provinces to discuss and recommend policy responses to the related challenges of improving men’s health and promoting gender equality. The mix of presentations on bio-medical and psycho-social aspects of gender and health in the lives of men raised key issues for discussion, and in the process […]
Addressing gender inequalities driving the spread and impact of HIV and AIDS on farms in Hoedspruit, Limpopo Province, South Africa
In partnership with the Hoedspruit Training Trust (HTT), IOM set up the Commercial Farm workers HIV Prevention and Care project in mid-2005. Operating on 18 commercial farms in the Hoedspruit area, the project provides a holistic approach to tackling HIV and has four components. In the workplace Care and support Behaviour change communication Addressing gender […]
Understanding Men’s Perceptions of Their Own and Government’s Response to Violence Against Women
From November 10-15, 2006 Sonke Gender Justice conducted a survey of 945 men in the greater Johannesburg area. Men were selected from diverse racial and ethnic groups in the same general proportion as these groups are represented in South Africa. Men were asked two initial questions about how they viewed responses to violence against women. […]
‘By the Grace of God’
‘We run a trouble free centre only by the grace of God.’— DCS official at South African correctional service centre Correctional centre staff are vital for the safety, security and rehabilitation of inmates and detainees at South Africa’s correctional centres. Their role is pivotal in ensuring that conditions in correction centres meet the legal standards, and […]
