Article: BRAZIL: GOVERNMENT PILOT PROJECT HELPS MEN UNCLENCH FISTS

Fabiana Frayssinet
Inter Press Service English News Wire
04-22-2009
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, Apr. 22, 2009 (IPS/GIN) -- The
government here is trying to fight the "machista" mindset that
makes some men react with violence to many situations, particularly
against women.
As a new tool in the fight against gender-based violence, the
men are taking part in a reflection group at the Service for
Education and Accountability for Men Committing Gender Violence
(SerH), in the municipality of Nova Iguau, a poor district in Rio
de Janeiro.
The pilot project, which is to be extended to 78 municipalities
around the country, is the first example of a public policy that
engages men in seeking a radical social ...

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