Jul 1st, 2008
Men and Masculinities Website on AIDSPORTAL & MenEngage
Some good resources on Men and Masculinities can be found on this website, which is focused on HIV:
Some good resources on Men and Masculinities can be found on this website, which is focused on HIV:
In Europe the term “Gender Democracy” is getting increasingly used in the field of equal opportunities policies. Dutch author Peter Redvoort has made a very personal statement about it explaining his view about the possible benefit of such policies: for men and for a whole country.
And another movie by Michael Glawogger showed the life of men (and women) in big cities like Mumbai, Moscow, New York and Mexico City – Megacities
Austrian director Michael Glawogger gives us five glimpses of the working conditions of men in five different countries:
A movie trailer of “Workingman´s Death” can be seen on Youtube:
Web Keywords: Masculinities in Pakistan, Masculinities in Nigeria, Masculinities in Indonesia, Masculinities in China, Masculinities in Ucraine.
The upcoming EURO 2008TM Soccer Championship is a good opportunity to take a look at publications dealing with gender and sports.
“Arena der Maennlichkeit” (Arena of Masculinity) is a book focusing on masculinity and soccer:
Charlotte Åberg has encouraged prisoners in Tirana / Albania to express their dreams in creative work.
Read more about this project here:
A very useful collection about Masculinities in Chile and Latin America can be found on the following website:
Michael Flood, Judith Kegan Gardiner, Bob Pease and Keith Pringle von Routledge have published a good overview of the current research on masculinities worldwide:
An interesting publication on this topic:
… was the title of an international conference held in Germany in 2007, with speeches focusing on different countries worldwide.
The conference website: