Engaging Men to Transform Gender Attitudes and Prevent Intimate-Partner Violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Over a third of women in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have experienced physical or sexual intimate-partner violence (IPV) in the past year (2013-2014 DHS). In this context, the Africa Gender Innovation Lab (GIL) in collaboration with the...

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Main Authors:	Falb, Kathryn, Hossain, Mazeda, Kabeya, Rocky, Koussoube, Estelle, Lake, Milli, Lewis, Chloe, Pierotti, Rachael S., Roth, Danielle, Vaillant, Julia
Format:	Brief
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2021
Subjects:	GENDER INNOVATION LAB AFRICA GENDER POLICY VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT INTIMATE-PARTNER VIOLENCE BEHAVIOR CHANGE WOMEN AND SOCIAL NORMS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/803091610426954573/Engaging-Men-to-Transform-Gender-Attitudes-and-Prevent-Intimate-Partner-Violence-in-the-Democratic-Republic-of-Congo http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35006

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spelling	okr-10986-350062021-04-23T14:02:14Z Engaging Men to Transform Gender Attitudes and Prevent Intimate-Partner Violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo Falb, Kathryn Hossain, Mazeda Kabeya, Rocky Koussoube, Estelle Lake, Milli Lewis, Chloe Pierotti, Rachael S. Roth, Danielle Vaillant, Julia GENDER INNOVATION LAB AFRICA GENDER POLICY VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT INTIMATE-PARTNER VIOLENCE BEHAVIOR CHANGE GENDER INNOVATION LAB WOMEN AND SOCIAL NORMS Over a third of women in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have experienced physical or sexual intimate-partner violence (IPV) in the past year (2013-2014 DHS). In this context, the Africa Gender Innovation Lab (GIL) in collaboration with the International Rescue Committee (IRC) tested the effectiveness of the Engaging Men through Accountable Practice (EMAP) program. EMAP is a male-only discussion group intervention aimed to prevent IPV, and to transform gender attitudes and couples’ power dynamics; all male discussion groups are informed by and accountable to women’s groups in the community. The EMAP program significantly improved the quality of the couple relationships and led to changes in men’s behaviors that are often associated with IPV, like reduced alcohol consumption. Further, the study found that the discussion groups led to improvements in men’s gender equitable attitudes, reducing their support for violence against women and increasing their support for a woman’s right to refuse to have sex. Despite these changes on the journey to IPV prevention, female partners of male EMAP participants reported, on average, no change in the levels of IPV that they experienced. 2021-01-12T14:51:24Z 2021-01-12T14:51:24Z 2020-12 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/803091610426954573/Engaging-Men-to-Transform-Gender-Attitudes-and-Prevent-Intimate-Partner-Violence-in-the-Democratic-Republic-of-Congo http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35006 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Brief Africa Africa Eastern and Southern (AFE) Congo, Democratic Republic of
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topic	GENDER INNOVATION LAB AFRICA GENDER POLICY VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT INTIMATE-PARTNER VIOLENCE BEHAVIOR CHANGE GENDER INNOVATION LAB WOMEN AND SOCIAL NORMS
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description	Over a third of women in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have experienced physical or sexual intimate-partner violence (IPV) in the past year (2013-2014 DHS). In this context, the Africa Gender Innovation Lab (GIL) in collaboration with the International Rescue Committee (IRC) tested the effectiveness of the Engaging Men through Accountable Practice (EMAP) program. EMAP is a male-only discussion group intervention aimed to prevent IPV, and to transform gender attitudes and couples’ power dynamics; all male discussion groups are informed by and accountable to women’s groups in the community. The EMAP program significantly improved the quality of the couple relationships and led to changes in men’s behaviors that are often associated with IPV, like reduced alcohol consumption. Further, the study found that the discussion groups led to improvements in men’s gender equitable attitudes, reducing their support for violence against women and increasing their support for a woman’s right to refuse to have sex. Despite these changes on the journey to IPV prevention, female partners of male EMAP participants reported, on average, no change in the levels of IPV that they experienced.
format	Brief
author	Falb, Kathryn Hossain, Mazeda Kabeya, Rocky Koussoube, Estelle Lake, Milli Lewis, Chloe Pierotti, Rachael S. Roth, Danielle Vaillant, Julia
author_facet	Falb, Kathryn Hossain, Mazeda Kabeya, Rocky Koussoube, Estelle Lake, Milli Lewis, Chloe Pierotti, Rachael S. Roth, Danielle Vaillant, Julia
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title	Engaging Men to Transform Gender Attitudes and Prevent Intimate-Partner Violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo
title_short	Engaging Men to Transform Gender Attitudes and Prevent Intimate-Partner Violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo
title_full	Engaging Men to Transform Gender Attitudes and Prevent Intimate-Partner Violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo
title_fullStr	Engaging Men to Transform Gender Attitudes and Prevent Intimate-Partner Violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo
title_full_unstemmed	Engaging Men to Transform Gender Attitudes and Prevent Intimate-Partner Violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo
title_sort	engaging men to transform gender attitudes and prevent intimate-partner violence in the democratic republic of congo
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2021
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/803091610426954573/Engaging-Men-to-Transform-Gender-Attitudes-and-Prevent-Intimate-Partner-Violence-in-the-Democratic-Republic-of-Congo http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35006
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Engaging Men to Transform Gender Attitudes and Prevent Intimate-Partner Violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo

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