Masculinity Today: Men’s Attitudes to Gender Stereotypes and Violence Against Women

UNFPA Ukraine launched a survey based on the Promund International Gender Equality Research (IMAGES) approach, tailored to the socio-cultural situation, in order to fill in gaps in male behavioral practices and attitudes related to gender equality and violence Did. Ukraine survey topics include family experience in childhood and relationships, attitudes related to family's power sector and child rearing, awareness of gender norms, gender sensitive consciousness, and attitudes towards gender-based violence (GBV) Will be discussed.

As the scope of Ukraine's problem is so broad, men's attitude towards GBV is the focus of this research. The findings show that men are very tolerant of domestic violence (in particular, 18% of respondents believe physical violence is justified if wife is deceiving her husband), she is sexual It is a victim of violence and accused of crimes and lifestyle charges

This survey also showed that young men showed more progressive views on gender division of social roles, supporting general family decisions and participation in child rearing. The report emphasizes the importance of focusing advocacy and advocacy activities on young men who have important possibilities for gender equality.

Promote gender equality, change harmful social norms, and prevent violence against women and girls. The report finds evidence that CSE may transfer harmful masculinity, strict male and female roles and stereotypes in schools and wider communities 29, integrate gender-based violence prevention into CSE Identify four important methods. Youth attitudes, including attitudes towards gender-based violence, 2) to improve the life skills of young people and to provide protection against gender-based violence, 3) to focus on targeted approaches to reach broader communities including accountability Development 4) Report on violence against women and girls and improve response to students experiencing violence or experiencing violence. Addressing gender norms can reduce partner violence, strengthen women's sexual control, and reduce sexual enforcement and other factors 30.

Gender stereotype: Gender stereotypes include psychological features and beliefs about male or female characteristics. The role of gender is defined by action, but the gender stereotypes are beliefs and attitudes about masculinity and femininity. The concept of gender roles and sex stereotypes is often related. When people relate patterns of behavior to women and men, they ignore individual differences and anomalies and begin to believe that such behavior is inevitably associated with a single gender rather than another gender. Therefore, the role of gender provides materials for gender stereotypes. Gender stereotypes are very influential and influence the conceptualization of women and men and establish the social aspect of gender. These categories represent people's ideas, even though beliefs are different from reality, as shown in the title of this chapter, beliefs become a very powerful force to judge oneself and others I will get it.