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dc.contributor.authorHoang, Tu-Anh*
dc.contributor.authorQuach, Trang Thu*
dc.contributor.authorTran, Tam Thanh*
dc.contributor.editorSweetman, Carolineen
dc.date.accessioned2013-03-20T14:19:38Zen
dc.date.available2013-03-20T14:19:38Zen
dc.date.issued2013-03-14en
dc.identifier.issn1355-2074en
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/13552074.2013.767511
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10546/274376en
dc.descriptionDespite the efforts of the government to promote gender equality in Vietnam, genderbased violence is still a critical issue. This article explores a pilot project, the Responsible Men Club, developed and implemented in a coastal district in Vietnam from 2010 to 2012 to work with men to stop violence against their wives. Focusing on masculinity and promoting gender equality in a culturally relevant way significantly improves acceptance of the programme by men themselves and their communities, and enhances its impact. We argue that empowerment, a process often used for women, is also important for men. To construct and encourage a positive, non-violent version of masculinity, men need relevant knowledge, skills, mentoring, and peer support. It is a challenge for gender-based violence programmes to work on increasing public awareness of the issue of violence against women, and reduce society&rsquo;s tolerance of it, without increasing stigmatisation of and objections to men in general, and to perpetrator men in particular. This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis. For the full table of contents for this and previous issues of this journal, please visit the <a href="http://www.genderanddevelopment.org">Gender and Development</a> website.en
dc.format.extent16en
dc.language.isoEnglishen
dc.publisherOxfam GBen
dc.publisherRoutledgeen
dc.relation.urlhttp://policy-practice.oxfam.org.uk/publications/because-i-am-a-man-i-should-be-gentle-to-my-wife-and-my-children-positive-mascu-274376
dc.subjectGender
dc.title'Because I am a man, I should be gentle to my wife and my children': positive masculinity to stop gender-based violence in a coastal district in Vietnamen
dc.typeJournal articleen
dc.identifier.eissn1364-9221en
dc.identifier.journalGender & Developmenten
oxfam.signoff.statusFor public use – can be shared outside Oxfamen
oxfam.subject.countryViet Namen
oxfam.subject.keywordGender-based violence
oxfam.subject.keywordMasculinity
oxfam.subject.keywordPerpetrator
oxfam.subject.keywordGender and Development Journal
oxfam.subject.keywordGaD
prism.issuenameWorking with men on gender equalityen
prism.number1en
prism.volume21en


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