In celebration of International Women’s Day, Comunidad Mujer recognized MenCare Chile with an award for its Fatherhood Campaign (Campaña Paternidad) on March 7, emphasizing the campaign’s work in promoting shared family responsibilities. The ceremony acknowledged six initiatives by civil society organizations and institutions that work to promote women’s rights and leadership in Chile. Participants in …
Listen to a podcast with MenCare Latin America partner and Director of EME, Masculinidades y Equidad, Francisco Aguayo about fatherhood and neo-sexism. In the interview (starting at 40:30) Aguayo answers questions in Spanish for Chilean radio Zero about the relationship between masculinity and caregiving.
Marriage is an institution that most adults do not enter into lightly; there’s a general recognition that the terms and conditions of that relationship will shape their lives profoundly, and that self-awareness and maturity are necessary preconditions for marriage. …
Psychologist Francisco Aguayo who leads the MenCare campaign in Chile with EME and CulturaSalud gave an interview to the Peruvian magazine ‘Boletin Info Familias,’ which is published by Ministry of Women and Vulnerable Populations. He presented the MenCare campaign in Latin America, entitled “Campaña de Paternidad: Tú eres mi papa,” and analyzed recent advancements in …
Check out the new manual from MenCare Chile, “Workshops on Sexuality, Fatherhood and Care with Young Men,” or “Talleres sobre sexualidad, paternidad y cuidado con hombres jóvenes” (in Spanish). This manual includes perspective on gender and masculinities for facilitators. It is a tool to work with teens and young men more successfully on the themes …
Public school students in Brazil have created a campaign entitled “Shameless” to promote sexual and reproductive health in schools. MenCare+, which in Brazil is called ‘Mais Pai,’ in partnership with the Manager Group of Health and Prevention in Schools (a Federal Government program) and the State Education Secretary of Rio de Janeiro kicked off the …
