Top Story - Africa - July 3

Working with Men

Men Are Changing: Case Study Evidence on Work with Men and Boys to Promote Gender Equality and Positive Masculinities
...this research report from the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) describes and analyses 12 programmes and interventions from around the world that have sought to alter the sexual attitudes and behaviours of men...

Padare/Enkundleni Men's Forum on Gender - Zimbabwe
...seeks to encourage men to reexamine notions of masculinity in order to initiate change in their sexual behaviour and in their relationships with women. Padare believes that prevailing notions of male roles and behaviour can be changed, both through open dialogue with women and through critical self-examination by men themselves...

Gender and the Media

Gender in Media Education: An Audio of Gender in Journalism and Media Education and Training
...published by Gender Links, this report presents a comprehensive audit on the gender dimensions of journalism and media education and training in tertiary institutions in Southern Africa. It covered 25 institutions in 13 countries and found that there are very few institutions with policies or other special measures to achieve gender equality...

Femme et Télévision au Maghreb (Women and Television in the Maghreb)
...published by the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Office in Rabat as part of its programme to advance gender equality in media content of the Maghreb countries, this guide is designed to help television practitioners create gender-sensitive TV content and to reduce stereotyping in their productions...

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