SysteMALEtizing Resources for Engaging Men in Sexual and Reproductive Health Introduction Methodology Family Planning/ Contraception Maternal and Neonatal Health and Fatherhood Male Identities and Roles STI and HIV/AIDS Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment Gender-based Violence Policy				Home > Publications/Tools > SysteMALEtizing Resources for Engaging Men in Sexual and Reproductive Health: Methodology SysteMALEtizing Resources for Engaging Men in Sexual and Reproductive Health: Methodology Download printable brochure (PDF: 836KB) This review scanned a wide range of publications, websites, curricular materials and other tools, as well as organizational resources. Selection criteria included: Fresh and promising approaches Interesting and well-done evaluations Range of geographical areas and reproductive health topics Ready availability through hyperlinks Timeliness (mostly material since 2000) Organization of this brochure The numerous resources on engaging men in sexual and reproductive health reflect several different approaches to this work. A first group of programs addresses men as clients, focusing on their own reproductive health needs. A second set includes men as partners, promoting men’s central roles in supporting women’s health. A third set views men as agents of social change. This last group of programs may engage in a variety of reproductive health activities, but also promotes gender equity, both as an end in itself as well as a means of improving everybody’s health. Again, these approaches are not necessarily mutually exclusive yet most programs fall into at least one of these categories. This brochure provides key resources—program reviews, case studies, evaluations, policy examples, and tools—for each of five substantive areas: family planning/contraception; maternal and neonatal health and fatherhood; male identities and roles; STI and HIV/AIDS prevention, diagnosis, and treatment; and gender-based violence. Because programs rarely address only one area of work with men, the resources appear in multiple locations. Please note: some of the following links lead to PDF or Powerpoint documents that may take a little while to load. If no helper program is available, they will download automatically to your hard drive. Resources on Approaches to Engaging Men These resources are useful for illustrating and explaining these approaches further. Men as Clients: The Alan Guttmacher Institute. In Their Own Right. Addressing the Sexual and Reproductive Health Needs of Men Worldwide (2003). EngenderHealth. Involving Men as Partners in Reproductive Health: Lessons Learned from Turkey (June 1999). EngenderHealth and the International Planned Parenthood Federation Western Hemisphere Region. Five Case Studies for the Symposium on Male Participation in Sexual and Reproductive Health: New Paradigms (October 1998). International Union for the Scientific Study in Population (IUSSP), XXIV Congress. Putting Men in the Picture: Problems of Male Reproductive Health in Southeast Asia (August 2001). Johns Hopkins University Center for Communications Program (JHUCCP). Involving Men in Family Planning: The Zimbabwe Male Motivation and Family Planning Method Expansion Project (January 1996). JHUCCP, Population Reports. Men’s Surveys: New Findings (Spring 2004). JHUCCP, Population Reports. New Perspectives on Men’s Participation (October 1998). JHUCCP, PRISM Project's Male Motivation Campaign. Impact of a Male Motivation Campaign on Family Planning Ideation and Practice in Guinea (April 2002). Men as Partners: EngenderHealth. Working with Men/Men as Partners in Reproductive Health (accessed online June 15, 2006). JHUCCP, Population Reports. New Perspectives on Men’s Participation (October 1998). JHUCCP and the Jordanian National Population Committee. Men in Jordan Get Involved in “Together for a Happy Family” (January 2003). Pathfinder. Community Mobilization and Male Involvement Initiatives in Nigeria (accessed online June 15, 2006). The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). It Takes 2. Partnering With Men in Reproductive and Sexual Health (2003). Men as Agents of Positive Change: The Bradford Centre for International Development. Men, Masculinities and Gender Relations in Development: Seminars 1998-2000. EngenderHealth and IPPF/WHR. Five Case Studies for the Symposium on Male Participation in Sexual and Reproductive Health: New Paradigms (October 1998). IGWG. Implementation Guide on Reaching Men to Improve Reproductive and Sexual Health for All (September 2004). IGWG. Involving Men in Sexual and Reproductive Health: An Orientation Guide (September 2000). IGWG. The ‘So What?’ Report: A Look at Whether Integrating a Gender Focus Into Programs Makes a Difference to Outcomes (March 2004). IGWG. Three Case Studies: Involving Men to Address Gender Inequities (July 2003). Oxfam. Gender is Everyone’s Business: Programming with Men to Achieve Gender Equality (June 2002). Oxfam. Mainstreaming Men into Gender and Development (November 2000). UN and the ILO, for the Expert Group Meeting on the Role of Men and Boys in Achieving Gender Equality. Evolving the Gender Agenda—Men, Gender and Development Organisations (October 2003). UN Population Fund (UNFPA). Partnering: A New Approach to Sexual and Reproductive Health (December 2000). UNFPA. State of World Population 2005, “Partnering with Boys and Men,” Chapter 6. The World Bank. Young Men and the Construction of Masculinity in Sub-Saharan Africa: Implications for HIV/AIDS, Conflict and Violence (June 2005). Tools for Engaging Men in Sexual and Reproductive Health Work with men has been conducted in all substantive areas of reproductive health. Here are some tools that provide an overview of how to engage men in sexual and reproductive health overall: The Center for Health Training. Blueprint for Male Involvement (1998). EngenderHealth. Men as Partners. A Program for Supplementing the Training of Life Skills Educators (2001); and Men’s Reproductive Health Curriculum EngenderHealth and IPPF/WHR. Symposium on Male Participation in Sexual and Reproductive Health, Oaxaca, Mexico (October 10-14, 1998). For case studies from the Oaxaca conference, see www.engenderhealth.org/ia/wwm/emcases.html IGWG. Involving Men in Sexual and Reproductive Health: An Orientation Guide (2000). IGWG. Reaching Men to Improve Reproductive Health for All: An Implementation Guide (2004). Japanese Organization for International Cooperation in Family Planning (JOICFP). A Guidebook for Operationalizing Male Participation and Other Gender Issues in Community-Based Sexual and Reproductive Health Programs (December 2000). The Urban Institute. Involving Males in Preventing Teen Pregnancy. A Guide for Program Planners (December 1997).