Selling Razors and a Better Version of Masculinity
“If it takes a company trying to sell razors to have an open dialogue about gender and appropriate male behavior, so be it,” writes CCP’s Executive Director Susan Krenn.
“If it takes a company trying to sell razors to have an open dialogue about gender and appropriate male behavior, so be it,” writes CCP’s Executive Director Susan Krenn.
Jane Brown is an advocate for thinking about and addressing the way that disease spreads, biologically and socially, especially when it comes to HIV among women.
Men in Cote d’Ivoire aren’t being tested for HIV because they are afraid of what the impact of a positive result would be on not only their health, but their family, work, social status and sexuality. But being tested is the only way to get treated — and reduce the risk of the spread of the virus.
The 2018 International SBCC Summit closed Friday with excitement and inspiration and a commitment to do even better in the future to improve people’s lives around the world.
More than 1,150 people from 93 countries are gathering this week in Nusa Dua, Indonesia to discuss what works in social and behavior change communication and what the future of the field should look like.
How can we get more clients to health services? What can we do to improve client-provider interactions? How can we increase the adoption and maintenance of healthy behaviors? These are questions we in the health service field grapple with on a regular basis. Solutions to
Gender equity was adopted as a Millennium Development Goal in 2000 and as a Sustainable Development Goal in 2015. It is recognized as an important determinant of health as well as a critical goal for global development. Gender equity also plays a role in the success of
CCP staff member Jarret Cassaniti attended FHI360’s Gender360 Summit in Washington, DC last month. He shares his experience facilitating a discussion at the Summit’s gender lounge. At FHI360’s 2015 Gender360 Summit I was introduced to two knowledge management tools: gender lounges and mind mapping. While
CCP staff member Lisa Mwaikambo attended RTI International’s “Ending Gender Inequalities: Addressing the Nexus of HIV, Drug Use, and Violence with Evidence-Based Action” conference last month. She shares her thoughts on how to address gender inequalities below. Last month, I attended RTI International’s “Ending Gender Inequalities: Addressing
Does the saying “a rising tide lifts all boats” apply when it comes to health? This has been a key question in SBCC program design. For years, public health professionals believed that programs designed for the general population would equally benefit marginalized or disadvantaged groups,
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