Webinar recap On June 11, 2024, the Interagency Gender Working Group’s Male Engagement Task Force (METF) presented the webinar Building Bridges: Promising Strategies to Improve the Health of Boys and Men by Promoting Social Connection and Support. METF co-chair Dominick Shattuck (Breakthrough ACTION, Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs) opened the webinar with an overview of the latest METF knowledge product, Building Bridges: Promising Strategies for Improving the Health...Read More
Male Engagement
IGWG Members Take the Mic Series: Addressing Community Backlash to Male Engagement in Sexual and Reproductive Health and Gender-Based Violence Interventions
The “IGWG Members Take the Mic” blog series intends to highlight lessons learned and best practices from and innovative approaches to gender transformative programming and research from IGWG members’ work and advocacy efforts to advance gender equality outcomes in global health. This blog is the second and final installment in this series. Read the first blog in the series exploring myths and misperceptions, social consequences,...Read More
Men’s Engagement in Parenting and Caregiving: Assuming New Roles and Responsibilities for Stronger Families and Communities
Event Overview: On September 12, 2023, the Interagency Gender Working Group’s Male Engagement Task Force (METF) hosted the webinar Men’s Engagement in Parenting and Caregiving: Assuming New Roles and Responsibilities for Stronger Families and Communities, which drew more than 190 live participants and 385 registrants. METF Co-Chair Dominick Shattuck (Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs, Breakthrough ACTION) opened the meeting by emphasizing the importance of...Read More
DO’s and DON’Ts for Engaging Men and Boys in Health: A Learning and Exchange Session on How to Apply Relevant Tools and Frameworks
On May 18, 2023, the IGWG’s Male Engagement Task Force hosted a learning and exchange session focusing on best practices for engaging men and boys across different health areas. The event, with more than 175 attendees, showcased best practices for male engagement and included an overview of tools and frameworks relevant for the health sector such as the METF-developed "DO’s and DON’Ts for Engaging Men and Boys." Read More
Positive Youth Development in Health Programming: How Does Engaging Boys and Young Men Fit In? A Technical Marketplace
On September 13, 2022, the Interagency Gender Working Group’s Male Engagement Task Force (METF) hosted the webinar “Positive Youth Development in Health Programming: How Does Engaging Boys and Young Men Fit In? A Technical Marketplace.” More than 100 participants from around the world—including Eswatini, Ethiopia, India, and Nigeria—participated in discussions on how gender transformative positive youth development (PYD) contributes to positive health behaviors related to family planning and reproductive health (FP/RH); HIV/AIDS; gender-based violence; maternal, newborn, and child health; and infectious disease prevention and treatment.Read More
Rethinking Men’s and Boys’ Healthcare Access and Use
On March 17, 2022, the Interagency Gender Working Group’s Male Engagement Task Force (METF) hosted the webinar “Rethinking Men’s and Boys’ Healthcare Access and Use.” In this webinar, speakers showcased insights and learnings from global research and programming that supports men and boys in help-seeking behaviors and healthcare access and use across health areas, including family planning and reproductive health; HIV/AIDS; and maternal, newborn, and child health. Speakers also highlighted how to address gender and power dynamics and other social and structural factors that influence men’s and boys’ access and use. Read More
