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Gender norms, violence and concepts of masculinity

Faith communities’ perceptions and experience in Bangui, Central African Republic

2016 Available in English and French

Participants at a conference about gender-based violence held in Bangui, where the research for this report took place.

Participants at a conference about gender-based violence held in Bangui, where the research for this report took place. Photo: Andrew Philip/Tearfund

This report presents a summary of the findings from research carried out in Bangui, Central African Republic, in December 2015.

It aims to explore the social norms, practices and attitudes relating to gender, masculinities and gender-based violence that exist in men, women, young people and faith leaders, and to find out the intersections between faith and gender issues.

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