Mainstreaming men into gender and development : debates, reflections, and experiences / Sylvia Chant and Matthew Gutmann.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chant, Sylvia.

Contributor:

Gutmann, Matthew C., 1953-

Oxfam.

Series:

Oxfam working paper

Oxfam working papers

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Men--Social conditions.

Men.

Masculinity.

Sex role.

Physical Description:

vi, 60 pages ; 30 cm.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxfam, 2000.

Summary:

The late 20th Century saw "men and masculinities" become an increasingly widely-debated theme in gender and development circles, as well as in the wider world of the media, where there is much talk of "men in crisis," "troubled masculinities," and 'men at risk'. While the 1970s and 1980s were marked by an unprecedented focus on women among activists, scholars, practitioners, and policy-makers, a perceptibly larger share of the spotlight on gender has since fallen on men. Although women continue to bear a disproportionate share of material, social, and civil disadvantage, trends identified in this book suggest that an increasing number of men, especially among the young and poor, are subject to mounting vulnerability and marginalization.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0855984511

OCLC:

249233642