Burrell, S.R. and Ruxton, S. and Westmarland, N. (2019) 'Changing gender norms: Engaging with men and boys.', Project Report. Government Equalities Office.
Abstract
This report provides an in-depth exploration of how to engage with men and boys to address social norms connected to masculinity and challenge and change harmful gender stereotypes in the UK today. The research was commissioned in 2019 by the Government Equalities Office. The primary aim of the project was to consolidate existing knowledge from both research and practitioner experience, and apply that with an engagement toolkit which sits alongside this research report together with a longer literature review. There is surprisingly little research in the UK context on how to engage with men and boys in relation to gendered social norms. As such, this research should be understood as a starting point to open up discussions in this area rather than the final word on the issue. ‘Social norms’ are implicit and informal rules of behaviour shared by members of a group or society, which most people within that group accept and abide by. ‘Gender norms’ define the different practices that are expected of women (i.e. what is understood as being ‘feminine’) and of men (i.e. what is seen as being ‘masculine’). There is ambiguity in the ways in which the concept of ‘gender norms’ is used, and different terms (e.g. ‘gender roles’, ‘masculinities’/’femininities’) often overlap or are used interchangeably. For the purposes of clarity, we prefer to use the term ‘gendered social norms’.
Item Type: | Monograph (Project Report) |
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Full text: | (VoR) Version of Record Available under License - Open Government Licence 3.0. Download PDF (1168Kb) |
Status: | Not peer-reviewed |
Publisher Web site: | https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/research-publications |
Publisher statement: | © Crown copyright 2019, Available under an Open Government Licence v3.0 |
Date accepted: | No date available |
Date deposited: | 20 January 2021 |
Date of first online publication: | 31 October 2019 |
Date first made open access: | 20 January 2021 |
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