Working with men and boys to prevent gender-based violence: Principles, lessons learned, and ways forward

Men and Masculinities

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 578-599

  Peacock, Dean ^a   Barker, Gary ^b  

^a Sonke Gender Justice   (South Africa)

^b Instituto Promundo an NGO based in Rio de Janeiro   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender equality; Gender based violence; Masculinities; Men and boys

Indexed keywords

EID: 84918826145     PISSN: 1097184X     EISSN: 15526828     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1097184X14558240     Document Type: Article

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