Instituto WEM (the Costa Rican Institute of Masculity, Couples and Sexuality in English or the Instituto Costarricense de Masculinidad, Pareja y Sexualidad in Spanish) is a non-profit association that works on gender issues in Costa Rica, largely with men, including issues related to violence, gender equality, youth, promoting new masculinities, paternity and sexualities. WEM is a word in the language of the indigenous Costa Bribri group Bribri, which means 'man'.