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This article sets out some key methodological principles in developing a European research framework for studying men's violences. This involves attention to gendered analysis and gendered power relations; gender collaboration; interconnections between social arenas; ethical and political sensitivities; examining and problematising roots and explanations of men's violences; building on and reviewing the contribution of Critical Studies on Men; use ofmultiple methods, methodologies and epistemological frames; and, addressing intersections of multiple dimensions of power and disadvantage. Together, these principles and perspectives assist in developing a comparative and transnational orientation, by attending to cultural variations, convergences and divergences in time and space, and intersecting forms of power relations in the study ofmen's violences in a European context.

The objective of this report is to establish a European baseline of policies in place to combat Gender-Based Violence (GBV) at the legal, policy level and the level of research funding organisations (RFO), as a fixed point of reference for future comparisons, by assessing existing laws and policies at the national and RFO levels in 27 countries in the EU. This is accompanied by analyses of four Associated Countries (Iceland, Serbia, Turkey, UK) and two Third Countries (Canada, USA) that were selected for comparison and as examples of existing practices. The analysis focuses specifically on dedicated legal and policy frameworks focused specifically on universities and research organisations, in order to map the special efforts made by national and regional authorities and RFOs to combat GBV at these specific institutions beyond generic anti-discrimination legislation and labour law protections.

In this article, some of the most important findings of the European research project The Role of Men in Gender Equality (2011–2012) are discussed. This project was the first systematic research study of all European Union member states and associated European Free Trade Association states regarding men and gender equality in the fields of education and paid labor, the involvement of men in care and domestic work responsibilities, men's health, gender-based violence, and men's participation in gender equality policy. The main objective of the study was to gain better knowledge on the role and positioning of men concerning gender equality. A number of themes were emphasized. First, as the situation of men and women in societies is relational, the role of men cannot be understood, if the role of women is neglected. Second, a perspective on men as a heterogeneous social group was chosen in order to gain insights into men's privileges as well as disadvantages according to class, ethnicity, disability, and other social indicators. This study shows that caring masculinity emerges as a central path forward, and one that is increasingly taken up in practice, together with women's increasing education and professional role, and rising expectations of gender-balanced task divisions. But there is a need for further research on the complex relationship between caring masculinities and gender-equal roles, including marginalized and unemployed groups and men who turn their frustrations against gender equality and women's new roles.

This article sets out some key methodological principles in developing a European research framework for studying men's violences. This involves attention to gendered analysis and gendered power relations; gender collaboration; interconnections between social arenas; ethical and political sensitivities; examining and problematising roots and explanations of men's violences; building on and reviewing the contribution of Critical Studies on Men; use ofmultiple methods, methodologies and epistemological frames; and, addressing intersections of multiple dimensions of power and disadvantage. Together, these principles and perspectives assist in developing a comparative and transnational orientation, by attending to cultural variations, convergences and divergences in time and space, and intersecting forms of power relations in the study ofmen's violences in a European context.

This article sets out some key methodological principles in developing a European research framework for studying men's violences. This involves attention to gendered analysis and gendered power relations; gender collaboration; interconnections between social arenas; ethical and political sensitivities; examining and problematising roots and explanations of men's violences; building on and reviewing the contribution of Critical Studies on Men; use ofmultiple methods, methodologies and epistemological frames; and, addressing intersections of multiple dimensions of power and disadvantage. Together, these principles and perspectives assist in developing a comparative and transnational orientation, by attending to cultural variations, convergences and divergences in time and space, and intersecting forms of power relations in the study ofmen's violences in a European context. ; Este artículo desarrolla algunos principios metodológicos clave con el objetivo de desarrollar un marco europeo de investigación decicado al studio de las violencias de los hombres. Esto implica prestar atención al análisis de género y a las relaciones de poder vinculadas al género; a la colaboración entre géneros, a la interconnexión entre los ámbitos sociales, la sensibilidades éticas y políticas; examinando y problematizando las raíces y explicaciones sobre las violencias de los hombres; construyendo y revisando la contribución de los Estudios Críticos sobre Hombres; la utilización de multiplicidad de métodos, metodologías y entornos epistemológicos; y, dirigiendo intersecciones de multiciplidad de dimensiones sobre el poder y la desigualdad. Conjuntamente, estos principios y perspectivas participan del desarrollo de una orientación comparativa y transnacional, a través de atender variaciones culturales, convergencias y divergencias en tiempo y espacio, e interseccionando formas de relaciones de poder en el estudio de las violencias de los hombres en el contexto Europeo.

This article is on the work of the European Research Network on Men in Europe project, "The Social Problem and Societal Problematization of Men and Masculinities" (2000-2003), funded by the European Commission. The Network comprises women and men researchers with a range of disciplinary backgrounds from Estonia, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Norway, Poland, the Russian Federation, and the United Kingdom. The Network's initial focus is on men's relations to home and work, social exclusion, violence, and health. Some of the findings on the Network's fourth phase of work, namely the review of newspaper and media representations of men's practices in the ten countries, are presented. This is the last of four articles reviewing critical studies on men in the ten countries through different methods and approaches.

This article is on the work of The European Research Network on Men in Europe project "The Social Problem and Societal Problematization of Men and Masculinities" (2000-2003), funded by the European Commission. The Network comprises women and men researchers with a range of disciplinary backgrounds from Estonia, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Norway, Poland, the Russian Federation, and the United Kingdom. The Network's initial focus is on men's relations to home and work, social exclusion, violences, and health. Some of findings on the Network's second phase of work, namely the review of statistical sources on men's practices in the ten countries, are presented. This is the third of four articles reviewing critical studies on men in the ten countries through different methods and approaches.

This article is one the work of The European Research Network on Men in Europe project "The Social Problem and Societal Problematization of Men and Masculinities" (2000-2003), funded by the European Commission. The Network comprises women and men researchers with range of disciplinary backgrounds from Estonia, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Norway, Poland, the Russian Federation, and the United Kingdom. The Network's initial focus is on men's relations to home and work, social exclusion, violences, and health. Some of findings on the Network's second phase of work, namely the review of statistical sources on men's practices in the ten countries, are presented. This is the second of four articles reviewing critical studies on men in the ten countries through different methods and approaches.

Gender relations have increasingly changed throughout the past decades, and European gender politics have productively accompanied these improvements. Still Europe is far from being a gender-equal society. For a long period gender equality policies have been contextualised mainly as a 'women's issue' – as women have been the driving force behind gender equality strategies and have been seen as the only ones who benefit from a more equal society. Men as the 'other gender' have been taken less into account in the context of gender equality. In the last decade, however, men and masculinities have increasingly become subjects of studies and gender policies in the EU. Under EU presidency, conferences on men, masculinities and equality took place in Sweden (2001) and Finland (2006). The Roadmap for equality between women and men 2006-20101 specifically encouraged men to take up care responsibilities and to share leave entitlements with women. A horizontal priority on gender roles including the need for involvement of men in gender equality policies and addressing inequalities affecting men, such as early school leaving, literacy and occupational health, is present in the current European Commission's Strategy for Equality between Women and Men (2010-2015)2. Additionally, strategies like gender mainstreaming seem to have created an initial awareness of the issue of men in gender equality and the establishment of some pathways towards institutional practice. Therefore, contemporary gender equality strategies as well as scientific studies should involve both men and women and take into account analysis of the role of both genders in ; Prepared for European Commission, DG Justice - Unit D2 Gender equality, supported by the European Union Programme for Employment and SocialSolidarity - PROGRESS (2007-2013). Consortium led by L&R Social Research, with Dissens, abz*austria, INBAS. Elli Scambor, Katarzyna Wojnicka & Nadja Bergmann

« Un homme n'aurait pas idée d'écrire un livre sur la situation singulière qu'occupent dans l'humanité les mâles », affirmait en 1949 la philosophe française Simone de Beauvoir. Les profondes mutations qui ont affecté le genre et la sexualité ces dernières décennies ont pourtant fait mentir l'auteure du Deuxième sexe : le masculin est désormais objet de multiples débats, réflexions et recherches. Rassemblés dans une perspective de décloisonnement disciplinaire, des historiens, sociologues, philosophes, anthropologues et spécialistes de la littérature ou du cinéma mettent ici en évidence le caractère pluriel des expériences et idéologies de la virilité. Ils montrent également que la construction du masculin ne s'opère jamais en vase clos, mais bien en étroite corrélation avec celle du féminin. Ce sont donc au final les deux « sexes » qui sont au cœur de ce volume qui, en dénaturalisant les catégories sociales, éclaire le caractère contingent, quotidiennement ré-inventé de ce qui apparaît évident : être une femme ou un homme.

Media representations of ageing play a role in stereotype formation and even reinforce them. Encountering these stereotypes can negatively impact the self-esteem, health status, physical wellbeing and cognitive performance of older people. This international collection examines different dimensions of ageing and ageism in a range of media. Chapters include explorations of the UK media during the COVID-19 pandemic; age, gender and mental health in Ghana; advertising in Brazil; magazines in Canada; Taiwanese newspapers; comics, graphic novels and more. Bringing together leading scholars, this book critically considers differences in media portrayals and how older adults use and interact with the media