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Men for Gender Equality - engaging men and boys in gender
equality work
Tomas Agnemo, Secretary General
Men for Gender Equality, Sweden
What do you think of when you hear these three words:
Men - Gender Equality
A question for all Gender Equality is a developmental issue
concerning all of us If gender equality is regarded as a women only
issue development will be slow Men and boys are affected by gender issues as
well as women and girls
Men and boys – important target groups and actors in the field of gender equality and health
Relatively new field, but emerging! Many examples of projects that successfully
engage men and boys in the work for gender equality
The field is expanding and for example UN, EU and the Swedish government supports initiatives aiming at men and boys.
Different categories of work targeted at men and boys
Individuals Groups Collective level Structures/society Integrated
Men for Gender Equality Our vision: A gender equal society without
violence Civil society organisation funded by Save the
Children Sweden in 1993. Professional as well as volontary projects and
programmes. 18 programme staff and 500 individual members.
Promotes gender equality and prevents violence based on knowledge on how social masculinity norms influences human and society.
Financed by public and private grants and consultancy fees (education, courses).
Our Activities Programmes:
Killfrågor.se, www.killfragor.seMachofabriken, www.machofabriken.seParental education to fathers
www.jamtforaldraskap.nuFreedom from Violence, www.ffv.meFattaMan www.fatta.nu
Political impact through opion work, information and educational activites
International work – MenEngage
”The children tell if you live like you teach.”
Andrei Turovets, the Belarus project leader with his son.
Men and parenting
Men for Gender Equality wants action to develop men´s care and works for parental leave policies
Long time sustainable action for legislation to protect women from Gender Based Violence
Reformed and individual parental leave, as well as actions targeted to individuals, groups and society as a whole.
Studies in Sweden and Norway:Actions aimed at supporting fathers (at an early stage) to develop relations to their children leads to:o Increased gender equality within relationso Lower divorce rateo The development of men´s social competences and
skillso Support of children´s psychosocial developmento Reduced Gender based Violence and violence
within the familyo Reduced risk behavior among fatherso Better health for partners, children and the men
themselves. o Increased nativity
Freedom from Violence Development of knowledge based violence
prevention programme for schools. Consultants for National Youth Agency on
masculinities and violence. Mentors in Violence Prevention, MVP BITB ; Bring in the Bystander
The future
Work in the field driven by civil society Small scale today, short time financing,
project based How to scale up? Policy development
Thank you!
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