Engaging men and boys in sexual and reproductive health and rights

  • Sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) are fundamental to people’s health and survival, to economic development, and to the wellbeing of hum
  • 753 million women of reproductive age live under restrictive abortion laws globally – Center for Reproductive Rights
  • 19% of girls and 3% of boys are married before the age of 18. Without further progress to end child marriage, more than 100 million additional girls w
  • In most countries with data, few adolescent girls make decisions about their own sexual and reproductive health – UNICEF
  • Gendered power dynamics, including norms about boys’ behaviour, lead to unequal decision-making in sexual partnerships, and sexual coercion and violen

Welcome to the MenEngage CoLab page on engaging men and boys in sexual and reproductive health and rights. Like all areas of the MenEngage CoLab, it brings together diverse perspectives, knowledge, and experiences for collective learning. It is a starting point for further reading and deeper exploration of a topic and how it relates to your work.