‘Because I am a man, I should be gentle to my wife and my children’: positive masculinity to stop gender-based violence in a coastal district in Vietnam

Hoang, Tu-Anh; Quach, Trang Thu; Tran, Tam T.

doi:10.1080/13552074.2013.767511

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“…Law that defines and promotes gender equality, acknowledges the responsibilities of agencies and considers violations [40]. p. Law that makes domestic violence a crime, outlines the duties required to prevent and control domestic violence and protect victims, and outlines the consequences for domestic violence perpetrators [40]. q. Vietnam welcomed into the World Trade Organization [15].…”

Section: Structural and Intermediary Determinantsmentioning

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Social and economic development and pregnancy mental health: secondary analyses of data from rural Vietnam

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Background: This study aimed to establish whether changes in the socioeconomic context were associated with changes in population-level antenatal mental health indicators in Vietnam. Methods: Social, economic and public policies introduced in Vietnam (1986-2010) were mapped. Secondary analyses of data from two cross-sectional community-based studies conducted in 2006 (n = 134) and 2010 (n = 419), involving women who were ≥ 28 weeks pregnant were completed. Data for these two studies had been collected in structured individual face-to-face interviews, and included indicators of antenatal mental health (mean Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale Vietnam-validation (EPDS-V) score), intimate partner relationships (Intimate Bonds Measure Vietnam-validation) and sociodemographic characteristics. Socioeconomic characteristics and mean EPDS-V scores in the two study years were compared and mediation analyses were used to establish whether indicators of social and economic development mediated differences in EPDS-V scores. Results: Major policy initiatives for poverty reduction, hunger eradication and making domestic violence a crime were implemented between 2006 and 2010. Characteristics and circumstances of pregnant women in Ha Nam improved significantly. Mean EPDS-V score was lower in 2010, indicating better population-level antenatal mental health. Household wealth and intimate partner controlling behaviours mediated the difference in EPDS-V scores between 2006 and 2010. Conclusions: Changes in the socioeconomic and political context, particularly through policies to improve household wealth and reduce domestic violence, appear to influence women's lives and population-level antenatal mental health. Cross-sectoral policies that reduce social risk factors may be a powerful mechanism to improve antenatal mental health at a population level.

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Section: Structural and Intermediary Determinantsmentioning

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Social and economic development and pregnancy mental health: secondary analyses of data from rural Vietnam

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“…However, awareness of issues around mental and physical health in fisheries are growing (King, Kilpatrick, Willis, & Speldewinde, ) and actions such as a fisheries‐specific occupational health service, awareness raising and education, or periodic medical screening, have been proposed potential solutions in some parts of the world (Woodhead, Abernethy, Szaboova, & Turner, ), with fruitful collaborations between fishers' welfare groups and mental health charities (see Seafarers UK, ). In Vietnam, programmes seeking to address culturally rooted framings of masculinity that perpetuate violence intimate partner violence have instigated constructive discussions to understand the pressures men face in certain fishing communities and redefine masculinity in more positive terms (Hoang, Quach, & Tran, ). Given the economic and social stresses which are worsening in many fishing communities around the world, the impacts on social relationships within t he fishing household and community deserve greater attention (Binkley, ; Locke et al, ; Nadel‐Klein, ).…”

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“…Our scoping review certainly highlighted significant problems 2018). In Vietnam, programmes seeking to address culturally rooted framings of masculinity that perpetuate violence intimate partner violence have instigated constructive discussions to understand the pressures men face in certain fishing communities and redefine masculinity in more positive terms (Hoang, Quach, & Tran, 2013). Given the economic and social stresses which are worsening in many fishing communities around the world, the impacts on social relationships within the fishing household and community deserve greater attention (Binkley, 1995;Locke et al, 2017;Nadel-Klein, 2000).…”

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Tackling alcoholism and domestic violence in fisheries—A new opportunity to improve well‐being for the most vulnerable people in global fisheries

Coulthard

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Paranamana³

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Fish and Fisheries

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The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) principle of “leaving no one behind” focuses global attention on the poorest and most vulnerable people. As different sectors grapple to engage meaningfully with this principle, we posit that greater consideration of social problems in fishing‐dependent communities, such as alcoholism and domestic violence, presents an opportunity for fishery governors to contribute to the SDGs mandate. We further argue that governing marine resources in ignorance of these problems can risk harming some of the most vulnerable people in fisheries. Using subjective well‐being data from women living in two small‐scale fishing communities in India and Sri Lanka, we demonstrate the prevalence and impact of alcoholism and domestic violence in fishing households. We further highlight how policies which restrict access to marine resources can undermine important coping strategies, in particular, the ability of women to act as independent income earners, exacerbating harm to already vulnerable women. A scoping review of the literature reveals that alcoholism and domestic violence are reported in certain fisheries around the world, and we theorize how this may relate to the nature of fishing life and growing stresses regarding the future of fishing. Tackling the burdens of alcoholism and domestic violence in fisheries, where it is an issue, is an opportunity to improve well‐being for men, women and their families. The paper concludes with tangible actions which marine resource governors could adopt to contribute to the “leave no one behind” ethos.

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“…69 Thus, for example, one recent contribution suggests that '(t)o construct and encourage a positive, non-violent version of masculinity, men need relevant knowledge, skills, mentoring, and peer support'. 70 In the field of GSSR, the focus is now similarly on training and mentoring men to adopt less violent forms of masculinity, highlighting the productive power of gender mainstreaming. I interpret this as a manifestation of aiming to 'gender differently'.…”

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Gender and Security Sector Reform: Gendering Differently?

Kunz¹

2014

International Peacekeeping

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Recent efforts to implement gender mainstreaming in the field of security sector reform have resulted in an international policy discourse on gender and security sector reform (GSSR). Critics have challenged GSSR for its focus on 'adding women' and its failure to be transformative. This article contests this assessment, demonstrating that GSSR is not only about 'adding women', but also, importantly, about 'gendering men differently' and has important albeit problematic transformative implications. Drawing on poststructuralist and postcolonial feminist theory, I propose a critical reading of GSSR policy discourse in order to analyse its built-in logics, tensions and implications. I argue that this discourse establishes a powerful 'grid of intelligibility' that draws on gendered and racialized dualisms to normalize certain forms of subjectivity while rendering invisible and marginalizing others, and contributing to reproduce certain forms of normativity and hierarchy. Revealing such processes of discursive in/exclusion and marginalized subjectivities can serve as a starting point to challenge and transform GSSR practice and identify sites of contestation.

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‘Because I am a man, I should be gentle to my wife and my children’: positive masculinity to stop gender-based violence in a coastal district in Vietnam

Cited by 25 publications

References 4 publications

Social and economic development and pregnancy mental health: secondary analyses of data from rural Vietnam

Social and economic development and pregnancy mental health: secondary analyses of data from rural Vietnam

Tackling alcoholism and domestic violence in fisheries—A new opportunity to improve well‐being for the most vulnerable people in global fisheries

Gender and Security Sector Reform: Gendering Differently?

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