Masculinity and Gender Equality – Paperback

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Author(s): Oecd
Publisher: OECD
Publisher Imprint: OECD

How do expectations about what it means to be a man shape gender equality outcomes? In Cte d’Ivoire and Senegal, masculinities significantly influence the degree to which women can exercise agency and achieve equality with men. In both countries, these norms are strongly organised around expectations that men should provide financially, exercise authority and maintain control, while women are expected to carry primary responsibility for unpaid care and domestic work. Such expectations can undermine women’s rights and safety, place pressure on men’s well-being, and affect social cohesion and inclusive development.