Hommes et femmes: sommes-nous tous égaux face à la douleur [Are there differences between men and women with pain?].

An increasing number of articles are published on the differences about pain in men and women. These differences seem to be due to the sex, the biological dimension of the person, and to the gender, which is the role given to that person in a given social and culture environment. The pain prevalence is higher in women, its threshold and tolerance are lower. The pain interpretation, its perception and the coping is also different in men and women. Finally doctors translate and treat pain differently. This article proposes some explanations on these differences which should help us to treat this frequent and noxious symptom for the quality of life in a better way.

Les collectifs d'hommes autour de la condition masculine en Suisse: état des lieux

Depuis le début des années 70 en Suisse, suite aux changements de configuration entre les sexes, certains hommes se réunissent autour de problématiques en lien avec la masculinité. Qu'ils se posent en soutien, en opposition ou dans le prolongement de débats initiés par le féminisme, ils contribuent à redéfinir et à diffuser de nouveaux modèles de masculinité dans la société.Since the 70's, men in Switzerland have gathered in response to status changes and to social discourses and actions held by feminists. Either as a challenge or as a support of feminist ideas, men's movements have contributed to redefine, create and spread a wide range of representations regarding masculinity.