In the face of ongoing attempts to achieve gender equality, there is increasing focus on the
need to address outdated and detrimental gendered stereotypes and norms, to support …

Background The relevance of gender as a social determinant of health and its role in the
production of health inequalities is now broadly acknowledged. However, the plethora of …

In May, 2020, with COVID-19 affecting just about every country on the planet, the World
Health Assembly requested the WHO Director-General to initiate an independent, impartial …

Background Global health organisations advocate gender-transformative programming
(which challenges gender inequalities) with men and boys to improve sexual and …

Fathers can influence child development through various pathways, such as via their
caregiving behaviors, marital relationships, and their psychosocial wellbeing. However, few …

Background: Hegemonic masculinity has been recognized as contributing to the
perpetration of different forms of gender-based violence (GBV). Abandoning hegemonic …

Gender equality (SDGs 5) is one of the goals to be achieved in the agenda of the
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), various problems are still found in the form of …

Although prior reviews have documented the effectiveness of engaging male caregivers in
early childhood interventions, little is known about how these interventions have been …

Positive aspects of sexuality remain understudied among young people globally, and
consensus is lacking on how to conceptualise different aspects of healthy adolescent …

Although physical distancing measures due to the COVID-19 pandemic might have reduced
the transmission of childhood infectious diseases, the risk of vaccine-preventable disease …