Machismo is widespread in Mexico. One organisation takes aim at ‘negative masculinities’ with weekly group classes. Español
Participants in a group class in Mexico City. Photo: Berengere Sim.
In a quiet street tucked away in Roma Sur, in central Mexico City, are the offices of the organisation GENDES – short for gender and development. Founded in 2009, for almost a decade it has promoted gender equality in Mexico by fighting machismo and negative masculinities.
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