Cards rate each hero on their gender equitable behaviors.
There have been interesting learnings throughout our investments -- one area I might call out is around our men and boys portfolio, which is comprised of programming that engages men and boys directly to address issues such as gender equitable attitudes and behaviors and reducing gender based violence.
As described in other studies [ 26, 27], education is associated with equitable and safe sexual behaviors.
The results suggest that learning about sexual and reproductive health does not directly imply developing more gender-equitable attitudes and behaviors or a greater willingness to prevent VAW.
As the young men moved along the process, they seem to have modified their gender relations, expressing more gender-equitable attitudes and behaviors that challenged traditional power relations between men and women, homophobia, and VAW.
However, the results suggest that learning about sexual and reproductive health does not directly imply developing more gender-equitable attitudes and behaviors or a greater willingness to prevent VAW.
Just because I defend women, just because I am conscious that you don't have to treat women like that? (FGD 4) We identified that belonging to a group that shared the same gender-equitable values and behaviors was an important external factor facilitating the transition.
We know that interventions narrowly predicated on a health belief model, which do not bring about changes in the social and economic fabric of society, often fail to produce lasting behavior change and equitable health gains (24, 25).
Perhaps when enough male allies do that ― we can start to really shift attitudes and behavior towards creating a more just and equitable culture for all ― where women, people of color, immigrants, and LGBTQ communities are valued for their whole humanity.
They can win on an argument that a firm's behavior was not based on equitable principles of trade.
