Publications
State of the World’s Fathers 2023: Centering Care in a World in Crisis
The State of the World’s Fathers 2023 (SOWF 2023) report reveals that thousands of women and men across the world are calling for care to be central to their lives, which can only be addressed by a fundamental overhaul of power structures, policies, and social norms around both paid and unpaid care work. The report, coordinated and …
State of Ireland’s Fathers 2023
This State of Ireland’s Fathers 2023 report is produced as a MenCare Global Fatherhood Campaign affiliated resource. The report forms part of a set of country- and region-focused reports on men’s involvement as caregivers around the world, and associated with the State of the World’s Fathers 2023 report produced by Equimundo.
Who Cares About America’s Male Caregivers? Laying the Groundwork for a National Strategy to Support Fathers
As a country, we in the US face a storm of overlapping crises, resulting in exhaustion, grief, stresses on our mental health, polarization, and pessimism. In moments of crisis, we often seek to identify a single root issue, which if addressed, might turn the tide and find us in calmer waters. Caring for each other – in …
State of South Africa’s Fathers 2021
This is the second issue of an evolving report, planned for publication every three years. It can be used in the development of policy and legislation for families, labour market regulations, educational curricula, and other training materials. It can be referenced as a source of expert information for advocacy and community groups, individual families, and …
Bandebereho Facilitator’s Manual (2021)
This manual was developed by RWAMREC and Equimundo to support the scale-up of the Bandebereho couples’ intervention through the health system in Rwanda. The manual is adapted from the original Bandebereho facilitators manual, inspired by Program P, that was developed as part of the MenCare+ project and evaluated through a randomized controlled trial. The study …
The MenCare 50:50 Project Men Sharing Care Work Facilitators Guide
This manual provides information about MenCare 50:50 Facilitators, how to structure parenting groups, how to facilitate group sessions, and some useful general tips to use in sessions. This manual has been adapted by Sonke Gender Justice, from Program P originally developed by Equimundo, CulturaSalud/ EME, and REDMAS. It has been adapted for the MenCare SA …
State of the World’s Fathers 2021: Structural Solutions to Achieve Equality in Care Work
The State of the World’s Fathers 2021 report – the fourth in the series – presents research on care work during the COVID-19 pandemic, focusing on structural barriers that prevent equitable distribution of caregiving between women and men. While data show that men are participating more in care work during the pandemic, data also show …
State of the World’s Fathers 2021: Structural Solutions to Achieve Equality in Care Work Executive Summary
The State of the World’s Fathers 2021 report – the fourth in the series – presents research on care work during the COVID-19 pandemic, focusing on structural barriers that prevent equitable distribution of caregiving between women and men. While data show that men are participating more in care work during the pandemic, data also show …
MenCare in Africa Media Kit
A Toolkit for MenEngage Africa organizations working with media This Media Kit seeks to promote men as caregivers and fathers, through media campaigns, educational programs, and advocacy initiatives. Different campaigns tell the stories of men who challenge stereotypes to become more involved caregivers for their children. Other initiatives engage policymakers to legislate paid leave for …
Caring Under COVID-19: How the Pandemic Is – and Is Not – Changing Unpaid Care and Domestic Work Responsibilities
Caring Under COVID-19: How the Pandemic Is – and Is Not – Changing Unpaid Care and Domestic Work Responsibilities in the United States, a new report by Equimundo and Oxfam as part of MenCare: A Global Fatherhood Campaign, reveals findings from a rapid poll exploring the gendered and racial impacts of COVID-19 on care work. …
Father’s Club Manual on Engaging Men in Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health, and in Sexual and Reproductive Health
The Fathers Clubs Manual on Engaging Men in Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health and Sexual and Reproductive Health (MNCH/SRH) was developed for the Strengthening Health Outcomes for Women and Children (SHOW) Program by Equimundo, with technical guidance from Plan International Canada and support from Global Affairs Canada. SHOW considers engaging men to be one of …
State of Nordic Fathers
Fatherhood norms have changed considerably in the Nordic countries over the past decades. The sight of a father pushing his baby in a pram is no longer rare, and parental leave is no longer for mothers only. Yet parental leave is still not shared equally, despite parents having the right.
