Homens e gênero: desafios na construção de uma agenda de política de saúde

This article results from the reflections developed in the context of a broader research entitled “Men in Health Public Services: Breaking Cultural, Institutional andIndividual Barriers” (Homens nos servicos publicos de saude: rompendo barreiras culturais, institucionais e individuais), carried out in three Brazilian capitals of different areas (Recife/PE, Sao Paulo/SP and Florianopolis/SC). In this article we present the analysis of interviews conducted with health managers and professionals who work at the metropolitan area of Recife. Taking as an initial point the female genderperspective, we tried to discuss men and masculinity in the context of health public services, building a historical and political track based on the articulation between gender, feminism, masculinities and health policies. Afterwards, we situated methodologically this study, adopting an angle of a broader research, through the analysis of health professionals’ speeches. Analysing the findings, we considered the senses and practices that structure theoretically and politically men and masculinities in public services, usually taken as less important and an intermediate strategy for women health. Eventually, we highlight that it is still necessary to advance in senses and practices related to health in order to change the configurations and relations of gender towards the social transformation, inspired bythe female gender perspective.