A new study focuses on the effectiveness of MenCare+ programming for parents in promoting gender equality in Cape Town, South Africa. It examines the ways in which attitudes toward gender, household divisions of caregiving, and fathers’ involvement among participants change before and after joining MenCare+ fathers’ groups. …
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Today, we’re launching the country’s first State of America’s Fathers report – a landmark analysis of fatherhood. Fathers in the United States are more involved than ever before, but gender equality, child development, and the wealth of the nation rely on advancing this movement, finds the first ever State of America’s Fathers report. There is a …
It is a Monday morning and there is a huge buzz of excitement in the hall of the American School in Kosovo. As balloons are blown up and posters straightened and microphones tested, more and more people, mostly under 30, crowd in. …
“I always win when I put my family first.” Ahead of the first-ever State of America’s Fathers report release, this is what America’s dads are saying about fatherhood. In “America’s Dads,” Equimundo and MenCare’s newest film, fathers from around the United States say they can do more. They want to do more. But they can’t …
This Sunday marks Mother’s Day for many of us around the world. On Mother’s Day – and every day – we celebrate the invaluable role that mothers play in their children’s lives, and we want to do our part to support moms worldwide. We know that although women make up about half of the work force, they’re …
In honor of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, UN Women’s Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka visited a group of fathers participating in MenCare partner AÇEV’s Father Support Program in Istanbul, Turkey in December. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka said during her visit that fathers “are a vital part of the solution that has been missing” to prevent …