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 …
“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 …
As part of the Homens Cuidam (“Men Care”) campaign in Brazil, MenCare partner Equimundo has launched a new video series called Família Brasileira (“Brazilian Family”) that highlights a diversity of Brazilian families with one thing in common: the recognition that men’s participation in caregiving is important for children’s development and gender equality. The first episode …
The 60th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) takes place at United Nations (UN) Headquarters in New York on March 14–24, 2016. The annual conference engages government representatives, UN entities, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in addressing progress toward achieving gender equality and the empowerment of women, discussing challenges and opportunities, and …
MenCare’s partner in Brazil, Equimundo, recently carried out a social media campaign to urge President Dilma Rousseff to approve new legislation within the country’s “Legal Framework for Early Childhood.” Among other relevant measures to protect children’s rights, this legal framework now provides for an expansion of paternity leave from 5 to 20 days for employees …
Depending on context, efforts to encourage men to be involved, nonviolent fathers who share caregiving responsibilities can receive warmer or cooler receptions. These mixed reactions lead to the question: how have efforts to involve fathers played out in Latin American countries, which have been historically associated with stereotypes of “machismo” and entrenched patriarchy? …
