Broadening gender: Why masculinities matter. Attitudes, practices and gender-based violence in four districts in Sri Lanka

In order to bridge the gap in evidence-based studies of masculinities in Sri Lanka, CARE International Sri Lanka undertook, together with Partners for Prevention (P4P), a UNDP, UNFPA, UN Women and UNV regional joint programme for gender-based violence prevention in Asia and the Pacific, a study on men’s knowledge, practices and social attitudes toward gender and gender-based violence. This study brings out key risk factors in relation to violence against women, childhood trauma and men’s own experience of violence. It also highlights key findings, which have implications for organizations working in child protection, sexual and reproductive health, men’s health and in youth programming.