Understanding Masculinities: Results from the International Men and Gender Equality Study in the Middle East and North Africa 

Understanding Masculinities, Results from the International Men and Gender Equality Study in the Middle East and North AfricaThe International Men and Gender Equality Survey – Middle East and North Africa (IMAGES MENA) study includes quantitative and qualitative research with men and women aged 18 to 59 in Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco, and Palestine. 


This report presents the first round of IMAGES data collection in the MENA region that was carried out from April 2016 to March 2017. Other studies in the region are currently being planned. National reports are being produced in the four countries, further elaborating on the research findings and providing country-specific recommendations. 
 

The International Men and Gender Equality Survey (IMAGES) is a comprehensive, multi-country study on men’s realities, practices, and attitudes with regard to gender norms, gender-equality policies, household dynamics, caregiving and fatherhood, intimate partner violence, sexual diversity, health, and economic stress, among other topics.

Promundo and the International Center for Research onWomen (ICRW) created IMAGES in 2008. As of 2017, IMAGES has been carried out in more than 30 countries, including this four-country study. Additional partner studies inspired by IMAGES have been carried out in Asia by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP),the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), and other partners. IMAGES includes both women and men and is generally carried out with respondents aged 18 to 59.

The questionnaire is adapted to country and regional contexts, with approximately two-thirds of the questions being standard across settings. For more information, see: www.promundoglobal.org/images

Recommentdations:

  • Engage key sources of social influence to change the social norms that  uphold inequtable masculinities
  • Engage men in supporting a comprehensive policy aganda for women's rights
  • Change the way boys and girls are socialised, from the home to the school system.
  • Empower youth as agents of change for gender equality
  • Break cycles of gender-based violence by implementing and scaling up evidence-based prevention
  • Promote men's caregiving and women's full involvement in the workplace
  • Engage the health sector as a point of entry for engaging men as allies in gender equallity
  • Increase attention to men and women affected by displacement and conflict and their gender-adn conflict- specific needs
  •  Carry out additional applied research on men and masculinities

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