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On masculinity.


The video "Minha Vida de Joao/La vida de Juan" (John's Life) was co-produced by the Brazilian groups PROMUNDO, ECOS ECOS Environmental Council of States
ECOS Embedded Cygnus Operating System
ECOS European Environmental Citizens' Organisation for Standardisation
ECOS Commission for Economic and Social Policy
ECOS Eastern Canada Orchid Society
ECOS Evolving Connectionist System
, PAPAl and Mexico's Salud y Genero (Gender and Health) with support from the IPPF IPPF International Planned Parenthood Federation
IPPF Independent Power Producers Forum (Hong Kong)
IPPF Infrastructure Project Preparation Facility
IPPF International Penal and Penitentiary Foundation
 and PAHO PAHO Pan American Health Organization (WHO) . Part of the series "Working with Young Men," coordinated by PROMUNDO, the video addresses the construction of masculinity masculinity /mas·cu·lin·i·ty/ (mas?ku-lin´i-te) virility; the possession of masculine qualities.

mas·cu·lin·i·ty
n.
1. The quality or condition of being masculine.

2.
 from childhood to youth and is especially designed for use in workshops promoting health and gender equity.

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Title Annotation:Group News
Publication:Women's Health Journal
Date:Jan 1, 2003
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