[Men caretakers of life: Training in gender-sensitive masculinities for the prevention of violence towards women in Medellin]. / Hombres cuidadores de vida: formación en masculinidades género-sensibles para la prevención de las violencias hacia las mujeres en Medellín.

The training strategies targeted at men so as to reflect on the cultural patterns of patriarchy are an alternative in the promotion of human rights, the prevention of violence towards women and the mainstreaming of gender equality in public policies. With a socio-critical pedagogical approach, we conducted a Training Certification Program in gender equality and gender-sensitive masculinities, for a group of 76 male civil servants and civic leaders in the Colombian city of Medellin, for the purpose of questioning their gender socialization in the patriarchal model, directed towards the development and execution of social, educational or communications projects. The projects proposed by the participants criticize the andro-centric, sexist and discriminatory discourses regarding women that circulate in a manner predominant in their academic, workplace and family ambits, with a gender political commitment and respect for diversity.

Hombres cuidadores de vida: formación en masculinidades género-sensibles para la prevención de las violencias hacia las mujeres en Medellín / Men caretakers of life: Training in gender-sensitive masculinities for the prevention of violence towards women in Medellin

Las estrategias de formación dirigidas a hombres para reflexionar sobre los patrones culturales del patriarcado son una alternativa para la promoción de los derechos humanos, la prevención de la violencia hacia las mujeres y transversalizar la equidad de género en las políticas públicas. Con un enfoque pedagógico crítico social, se llevó a cabo una diplomatura de formación en equidad de género y masculinidades género-sensibles, dirigida a un grupo de 76 hombres servidores públicos y líderes sociales de la ciudad colombiana de Medellín, con el propósito de cuestionar su socialización de género en el modelo patriarcal, dirigido a la formulación y ejecución de proyectos sociales, educativos o comunicacionales. Los proyectos planteados por los participantes critican la construcción androcéntrica, sexista y discriminatoria de los discursos sobre las mujeres que circulan de forma predominante en sus ámbitos educativos, laborales y familiares, con un compromiso político de género y respeto por la diversidad.

The training strategies targeted at men so as to reflect on the cultural patterns of patriarchy are an alternative in the promotion of human rights, the prevention of violence towards women and the mainstreaming of gender equality in public policies. With a socio-critical pedagogical approach, we conducted a Training Certification Program in gender equality and gender-sensitive masculinities, for a group of 76 male civil servants and civic leaders in the Colombian city of Medellin, for the purpose of questioning their gender socialization in the patriarchal model, directed towards the development and execution of social, educational or communications projects. The projects proposed by the participants criticize the andro-centric, sexist and discriminatory discourses regarding women that circulate in a manner predominant in their academic, workplace and family ambits, with a gender political commitment and respect for diversity.