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Table 1. Guidelines for Promoting Gender Equity
Research among lower income youth in Rio de Janiero, Brazil, has identified
the following ways that youth-serving organizations can promote more gender-equitable
versions of masculinity:.
- Offer individual spaces and group spaces for young men.
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- Create spaces where young men feel comfortable questioning the
costs of traditional versions of masculinities.
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- Work with young men on reflecting about, writing, recording,
valuing life histories.
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- Offer adolescent males opportunities to be mentored and to mentor.
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- Encourage reflection and discussion about the current state
of affairs in male-female relationships and conflict-resolution
in dating relationships.
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- Promote discussions about fatherhood and the meaning of fathers.
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- Provide connections to spaces where young men can learn new
skills, both vocational and domestic.
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Source: Barker 1999.
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