The document presenting the initial data from one of the main components of the International Men and Gender Equality Survey (IMAGES) was launched on the 26th in Washington.
IMAGES is a comprehensive research tool on men, gender equity and public policy. Based on the most recent research instruments on gender, quality of life, antecedents of childhood violence, health indicators, gender-based violence, gender dynamics in the family and fatherhood. The preliminary results demonstrated in this document focus on the behaviors of men and women in relation to equity and gender roles, experiences related to intimate relationships, fatherhood, gender-based violence and their opinions on a series of laws and public policies.
IMAGES is part of the Men and Gender Equality Policy Project (MGEPP), an international effort lasting three years, which aims to collect qualitative and quantitative data and reviews about policies, aiming to increase, among public policy managers and program formulators, the awareness of the need for a broader gender perspective that involves men in discussions about health and development.
Between January and April 2009, Instituto Promundo carried out a survey with a sample of 750 men and 448 women, aged between 18 and 59, in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The objective was to investigate the experiences, behaviors and attitudes of men and women in relation to gender equity, sexual and reproductive health, maternal and child health, fatherhood and gender-based violence.
Promundo and the International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) coordinate the MGEPP with the assistance of local partner organizations in the following countries: South Africa, Brazil, Cambodia, Chile, Croatia, Italy, Mexico and Tanzania. This project is generating comparative data that will make a huge contribution to the formulation of policies and intervention programs. The catalyzed results could enable faster and more cost-effective positive change, thus contributing to global efforts to achieve gender equity.
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