A new report highlights that dominant norms around masculinity – which value independence, emotional control, and strength – discourage men from showing vulnerability or asking for help. As a result, help-seeking is either avoided entirely or often
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The conversation about gender-equal parenting has been ongoing in Sweden for a long time. Yet everyday life shows that responsibility for home and children is still unevenly distributed. At the same time, many fathers express a desire to be more
Killar.se is Sweden’s largest support platform for young men and boys. Since its launch in 2009, it has met thousands of young men in anonymous conversations about topics such as friendship, love, sexuality, violence, mental health, and identity.
For over 30 years, MÄN (Men for Gender Equality) has worked to prevent men’s violence against women. We have developed violence prevention methods that are now used across the entire country. We do this to build a society free from violence—one where
Cirrous Naraghi, alternate member of the board of MÄN, writes about life without oxygen.
I don’t know which stories are hardest to tell. The ones that affect me. The ones that affect my parents. Or the ones that affect my children. Maybe this particular story has stayed with me because it’s so mild. So ordinary. And at the same time so
Father group facilitator John Rydhammer loves being a dad. He’s also involved with MÄN, and decided to kill two birds with one stone by starting a fathers’ group. We sat down with John to talk about life as a father and as a fathers’ group leader.
The work within MÄN’s international Redefine program is in full swing and will enter its fourth year at the turn of the year. In October, the partner organizations gathered for a regional meeting in Tallinn, Estonia.
Economist Ingvar Nilsson has over four decades of experience studying the socioeconomic effects of social problems. Here, he outlines five reasons why long-term prevention often fails to materialize.
Today is Fathers' day. I remember my own dad’s aftershave, and how safe my hand felt in his when we walked around town. I also remember his huge patience with me. My questions, my defiance. Back then I didn’t understand that it was his love for me