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5 Ways Men Can Step Up at Home
In Eastern Europe and Central Asia, women spend 3 hours more per day on unpaid care work than men. Add paid work into the mix and many women are essentially pulling a “double shift” every day. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the load of unpaid care work shot up dramatically and it was mothers, and women in general, who took up the slack. Ensuring that men and women share responsibilities in the household equally requires real, sustainable change – from the attitudes and behaviors of individuals all the way to our policies and institutions. Here are five ways men can get serious about smashing stereotypes and sharing responsibilities equally in the home.
Family is teamwork: equality starts at home!
To mark this International Day of Families 2022, we are pleased to announce the launch of #FamilyTeamWork, a joint campaign of COFACE Families Europe and Men Engage Eastern Europe & Central Asia...
"I think all men have a positive role to play": engaging men in sexual and reproductive health through youth
“Young people are a vital part of society - they will be the future.” Ervin Sinani works as a Youth Peer Education Network (Y-PEER) educator in Albania. He trains people on sexual and reproductive health and rights and gender equality. Ervin is part of the Egyptian community in Albania, one of the more disadvantaged and often marginalized ethnic minorities in Albania, and it is with this community that he works. Initially, talking to young people about their sexual and reproductive health, including contraception, was a challenge. But Ervin saw his role as critical. “Advising them on how to protect themselves [from sexually transmitted diseases and unwanted pregnancies] is all very important to me”
7 Ways Men Can Protect Their Health
It’s a fact that men die younger than women. It’s a fact that men are over-represented in almost every major disease category. And, it’s a fact that masculine norms and the gendered nature of paid...
WHAT'S NEXT? Expanding Choices Through Family-Friendly Policies
How do policies in the workplace impact gender equality and choices for families? Join UNFPA for a public conversation on this important and timely topic, “What’s Next: Expanding Choices Through...
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