masculinities
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EnglishDifferent notions of what it means to be a man, including patterns of conduct linked to men’s place in a given set of gender roles and relations.
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Sources
(1) European Union (2005), Glossary of Gender and Development Terms, in Toolkit on Mainstreaming Gender Equality in EC Development Cooperation (Chapter 1, section 3).
(2) United Nations (2013). Ending Violence against Women and Girls: Programming Essentials.