Programa de formación en nuevas masculinidades para la prevención de violencia de género en estudiantes voluntarios de la Escuela Superior Politécnica de Chimborazo. Ecuador. Noviembre 2023 – marzo 2024

Abstract

Throughout history, gender-based violence has been prevalent in patriarchal societies. However, in Ecuador, due to international policies, charters, declarations, and regulations, actions are being implemented to prevent it. These actions include empowering women to break the silence and report incidents. Working directly with men and raising awareness to dismantle sexist stereotypes had limitations. This allowed the implementation of a Training Program on New Masculinities for the Prevention of Gender-Based Violence in volunteer students at the Escuela Superior Politécnica de Chimborazo (ESPOCH). Due to the type of interaction with students, this study applied a descriptive methodology utilizing a quantitative approach with a quasi-experimental design from ESPOCH, which took place from November 2023 to March 2024. The target population was volunteer male students willing to participate in the research. For the training process, it was necessary to obtain informed consent and ensure voluntary participation, following the principle of confidentiality regarding participants’ information, for which the research achieved the objective of reducing the masculinity levels among students who participated in the intervention. The evaluation carried out by the participants demonstrated the effectiveness of the program. In this context, engaging men in discussions about violence, toxic masculinities, and new masculinities had a positive impact on decreasing machismo and, consequently, reducing gender-based violence.