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 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, Machofabriken, Parental education to fathers Freedom from Violence, FattaMan 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 relations o Lower divorce rate o The development of men´s social competences and skills o Support of children´s psychosocial development o Reduced Gender based Violence and violence within the family o Reduced risk behavior among fathers o 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

MenCare - campaign Kampanjen MenCare

The future Work in the field driven by civil society Small scale today, short time financing, project based How to scale up? Policy development

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