Gender Equity

Male Health in Australia – A call for action

June 9, 2016
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Male Health in Australia – A call for action

Despite three decades of adverse statistics, male health policy or rather the lack of it, continues to fail the Australian male Research continues to demonstrate a disproportionate gender differential in death and illness for males in Australia The Na...
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Talk About Men: International Men’s Day Masculinity Debate now online | YouTube video | SoundCloud audio

November 25, 2015
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Talk About Men: International Men’s Day Masculinity Debate now online | YouTube video | SoundCloud audio

The International Men's Day Masculinity Debate, presented by Talk About Men, was a wonderful evening full of stimulation discussions. The event is now online at the following locations: You can listen to the entire unedited audio of the event on Sound...
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Helping Men Get Help | Glen Poole (UK)

November 3, 2015
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Helping Men Get Help | Glen Poole (UK)

COMING TO PARRAMATTA, MELBOURNE, NEWCASTLE, WOLLONGONG & DEVONPORT Helping Men Get Help is a unique course that’s been designed for professionals who want to help more men and boys access public services and social projects. Designed and pre...
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One third of domestic violence victims denied services

September 15, 2014
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One third of domestic violence victims denied services

Following last week’s launch of Our Watch – a new national initiative aimed to prevent violence against women and their children – the One in Three Campaign has released a new analysis of the latest Australian data on male victims of...
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High male death rates throughout the world must be tackled, says new global men’s health body

June 9, 2014
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High male death rates throughout the world must be tackled, says new global men’s health body

Globally, men die five years earlier than women and are 50% more likely to die between the ages of 15 and 60. In countries classified as ‘least developed’ and ‘less developed’ by the United Nations, adult mortality fell faster ...
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Preventing and Responding to Sexual and Domestic Violence against Men – A Guidance Note for Security Sector Institutions

June 7, 2014
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Preventing and Responding to Sexual and Domestic Violence against Men – A Guidance Note for Security Sector Institutions

Large numbers of men are subjected to Sexual and Domestic Violence (SDV). For example, official statistics from Australia estimate that 336,000 men (4 per cent of the male population) have been victims of sexual violence and 448,000 men (5.3 per cent)...
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#ViolenceIsViolence: Domestic abuse advert Mankind

May 25, 2014
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#ViolenceIsViolence: Domestic abuse advert Mankind

The best ad about male victims of domestic violence we've ever seen. Already going viral with almost 1.5 million views. 40% of domestic violence is against men in the UK. #ViolenceIsViolence, no matter who it's aimed at. The Mankind helpline costs jus...
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Working with men and relationship issues – opportunities and challenges (Video)

January 8, 2014
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Working with men and relationship issues – opportunities and challenges (Video)

One of the highlights of the 2013 National Men's Health Gathering in Brisbane was the Men and Vulnerable Families Forum Plenary Session featuring presentations by Dr Warren Farrell (USA) and Glen Poole (UK). Titled Working with men and relati...
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Men die earlier but women’s health gets four times more funding | News.com.au

January 3, 2014
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Men die earlier but women’s health gets four times more funding | News.com.au

A spectacular gender gap has resulted in men's health problems being allocated a quarter of the funding women's health research gets, ranked just ahead of parasitic infections. This is even though men die four and a half years earlier than women, and ...
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When men become victims of abuse

December 30, 2013
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When men become victims of abuse

Illustration: Jamie Smetkowski December 30, 2013 Domestic violence is more common over the Christmas break, fuelled by alcohol consumption, family tension and financial issues. A small but significant number of the victims are men, writes Mark White. ...
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When men become victims of abuse

December 30, 2013
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When men become victims of abuse

Illustration: Jamie Smetkowski December 30, 2013 Domestic violence is more common over the Christmas break, fuelled by alcohol consumption, family tension and financial issues. A small but significant number of the victims are men, writes Mark White. ...
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In defence of the Modern [Aussie] Man

December 9, 2013
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In defence of the Modern [Aussie] Man

On International Men’s Day this year (November 19th), advertising and marketing company M&C Saatchi released a White Paper titled The Modern Man. The Paper was the result of eight months of one-to-one interviews with 140 men, primar...
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EMALE Issue 129 (December 2013)

December 1, 2013
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EMALE Issue 129 (December 2013)

In this month's issue: The Global Men’s Movement and Australia’s role in it New book EQUALITY FOR MEN New graduate courses in male studies The Modern Aussie Man whitepaper healthy men in aged care men’s health services training progr...
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M&C Saatchi releases landmark study of Aussie Men to coincide with International Men’s Day

November 19, 2013
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M&C Saatchi releases landmark study of Aussie Men to coincide with International Men’s Day

M&C Saatchi yesterday released The Modern (Aussie) Man White Paper - an unprecedented qualitative study of Australian men to coincide with International Men's Day. The study is the result of eight months of one-to-one interviews with 140 men. Seve...
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21st Century Man: The Way Forward (Video)

November 5, 2013
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21st Century Man: The Way Forward (Video)

A stand-out session from the 2013 National Men's Health Gathering in Brisbane was the world-focus keynote discussion panel sponsored by the Australian Men's Health Forum, titled 21st Century Man: The Way Forward. This discussion about the changing...
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Helping Men Get Help – the integral approach to helping men and boys get better outcomes

October 22, 2013
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Helping Men Get Help – the integral approach to helping men and boys get better outcomes

The Men’s Health Forum New South Wales Inc. invites you to  Helping Men Get Help - the integral approach to helping men and boys get better outcomes  Special Evening Talk by Glen Poole from the UK  Tuesday October 29 6.30 pm - 8.30...
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