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Volume 17, 2015 - Issue sup2: Beyond Working with Men and Boys
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Working through resistance in engaging boys and men towards gender equality and progressive masculinities

Pages 144-158 | Received 20 Oct 2014, Accepted 03 May 2015, Published online: 15 Jun 2015

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