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MenEngage Alliance
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A #SocialChangeNetwork working to end patriarchal power, achieving gender & social justice for the shared vision of a world in which gender justice & human rights are promoted & protected, where all people are equal & free from discrimination & oppression
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New Comic Strip Alert💥

We are delighted to share our new #comic Are (All) Boys Really Like That?, illustrated by Sari Kamiyama. It looks into how our homes, school, and online lives shape how boys think about #masculinity.

💥 Read it here: buff.ly/JbkSlJY
#Manbox #Feminism #16DaysOfActivism
Metaphoric depiction of a boy falling into his phone screen. Text: Boyhood meets the algorithm.
November 27, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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🚨 Session Alert! 🚨
Parental mental health isn't just an individual issue—it's a structural one, deeply tied to patriarchal norms, power, & violence. Join @MenEngage & @PreventionCollab to explore how we can #ReclaimParenthood & #EndFamilyViolence.
🔗 REGISTER: bit.ly/24NovCoLab

#MenEngageCoLab #IPV
November 19, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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MenEngage Alliance is launching a new initiative to engage men in political power for gender justice! 🌍

We're developing a strategy and methodology to work directly with men who hold significant institutional and political influence—e.g. parliamentarians, ministers, ambassadors, etc. #GenderJustice
New initiative: Working with men in positions of political power
November 10, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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We're hiring a Comms Officer. If you have a passion for applying intersectional feminist thinking to #MenAndBoys, & the skill to translate insight into high-impact communications that shape public discourse, check out the job listing at: bit.ly/4hxpjpE
#genderjobs #feministjobs #nonprofitjobs
As Communications Officer, you will tap into the collective wisdom of the world’s largest civil-society community for working with men and boys to craft impactful communications content for gender justice
October 28, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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Misogyny has gone mainstream. Anti-rights narratives have drawn in young men. Policy makers & practitioners must focus on positive engagement on gender equality, climate, & social justice. Read this reflection from our co-leadership team: bit.ly/4qnM0QU
October 22, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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10. 👔 Focus on men in positions of power as targets of change
#Power #FeministLeadership
10. Focus on men in positions of power as targets of change. Work with men and boys for gender justice has a long history, but rarely is this work targeted at elite men in politics and the corporate sector. Strategically working with these powerholders is imperative to countering backlash.
October 3, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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9. 🚪 Utilize spiritual and religious entry points
#Faith
9. Utilize spiritual and religious entry points. Faith and spirituality are a huge part of many people's lives. By working with religious communities and leaders, we can promote positive interpretations of spiritual, religious, and faith values to support gender rights for all.
October 3, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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8. ⚡ Engage in creative media for shifting narratives
#Accessibility #ShiftingNarratives
8. Engage in creative media for shifting narratives.To change the conversation around masculinity, we need to create media that speaks to men and boys in a real way. The key is using creative, accessible strategies that connect emotionally and build new narratives.
October 3, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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7. 💜 Focus on sexuality education, mental health, and care
#Consent #Power #SelfCare #CollectiveCare
7. Focus on sexuality education, mental health, and care. It is vital to continue addressing issues of sexuality, consent, and power in male-focused gender equality work. Discussions on care, for men themselves, for other people and for the planet are also critical.
October 3, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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6. 🗣️ Use the right messengers
#MenAndBoys
6. Use the right messengers. Recruit influential peer educators to engage men and boys in conversations on patriarchal masculinities. Effective messengers create spaces for dialogue across gender identities, exposing men and boys to diverse experiences and perspectives while fostering critical reflection and accountability.
October 3, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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5. 🌿 Create spaces for support and dialogue
#GenderJustice
5. Create spaces for support and dialogue. A key component of reaching men and boys is providing spaces for group-based education and open dialogue about their emotions, frustrations, and experiences. Such spaces can challenge the emotional grip of anti-gender narratives and redirect energies toward feminist causes.
October 3, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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4. ❗ Monitor & Counter anti-gender narratives
#CounterBacklash
4. Monitor & Counter anti-gender narratives. Men and boys can play an active role in monitoring strategies used by anti-gender actors. They can contribute to activism and advocacy campaigns by exposing harmful narratives promoted by anti-rights groups, and providing progressive alternatives that transform patriarchal masculinities.
October 3, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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3. 👥 Foster #allyship and #accountability
03. Foster allyship and accountability. Motivate men and boys to become accountable allies and agents of change for gender and social justice. This entails helping men, boys, and people of all genders to understand the deep connections between gender equality, human rights, and social justice.
October 3, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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2. ↪️ Shift #patriarchal entitlement
02. Shift patriarchal entitlement. Encourage men and boys to actively recognize and dismantle systemic patriarchal entitlement. This involves consciously unlearning ingrained behaviors and reframing the perceived loss of privilege as a collective gain for everyone.
October 3, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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This resource offers 10 strategic, evidence-based recommendations, including:
1. 🔀 Reframe the male victimhood narrative
#Masculinities #Intersectionality
01. Reframe the male victimhood narrative Develop strategies to push back against harmful narratives about “male victimhood” and the so-called “crisis of masculinity” by addressing men’s concerns in ways that are empathetic, inclusive, and rooted in feminist and intersectional values.
October 3, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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🔈 We're excited to share '10 Ways to Engage Men & Boys to Counter Backlash,' a new guide from the Men, Masculinities and Countering Backlash Collective, including @thesvri.bsky.social and @ids.ac.uk. We launched this resource on the sidelines of #UNGA80. Read in full at www.menengage.org !
10 Ways to Engage Men & Boys to Counter Backlash: Factsheet and guidance for activists, academics and practitioners in gender equality, human rights, democracy and climate justice.
October 3, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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🌍 Happy #WorldContraceptionDay!

It's a day to reaffirm our commitment to #SexualAndReproductiveHealthAndRights for everyone. We join members and partners around the world in putting a spotlight on a critical piece of the puzzle: male accountability, engagement, and partnership in contraception use.
Social norms around masculinity promote risky sexual behaviors and discourage boys and men from taking care of themselves by accessing health services. Engaging and educating boys and men around their own and their partners’ sexual and reproductive health is essential to reduce the burden of sexual and reproductive health on women and girls. Men and boys need to take responsibility by being engaged as agents of change for the realization of sexual and reproductive health and rights for all.
September 26, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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MenEngage Europe's member Murat Göç (he/him) shares his experiences leading workshops with men and boys in Turkey.

Head to the #MenEngage website to read the full Meet a Member Q&A. buff.ly/T9A1tZb

#GenderEquality #MenAndMasculinities #Accountability
September 10, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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Join us in Celebrating Young Feminist Leadership on International Youth Day | 12 Aug

📅 Date: 12 August 2025
⏰ Time: 5:30 PM IST / 8:00 AM EDT
📍 Platform: Zoom
🔗 Register here: bit.ly/12IYD25
August 4, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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How we understand masculinity is deeply connected to the climate and environmental emergency. Writing for uk.theconversation.com, Michael Joseph Richardson explores the links. Check out the full article here: theconversation.com/why-modern-m...

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Why modern masculinity is a climate issue. What does masculinity have to do with the climate? A surprising amount. For example, significant figures in the manosphere combine misogyny with anti-environmentalism. Think Andrew Tate boasting of his fleet of cars and his private jet. And because care is central to climate action, it may be seen as “women’s work”.
July 30, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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We spoke with our members around the world about anti-gender #backlash. Our latest report shares their grassroots insights on this global pushback on women's rights, LGBTQI and gender equality - and shares ways forward for how we can address it more effectively.
Anti-feminist groups mobilize men by appealing to their role as protectors of traditional values. – Resisting Backlash: Ways forward for MenEngage Alliance
July 8, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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It is important for us to move towards ethics of care and away from rigid ideas of masculinities rooted in violence, exploitation and domination over people and planet.

We urge negotiators at #FFD4 to move towards: debt justice and a UN Framework Convention on Debt now! #FFD4People
July 1, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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#G77: No country should be made to choose between paying debt service and fulfilling human rights. 📢Stand firm and hold true in #FFD4 to the interests of your peoples in the Global South.

#FeministRedFlag #FFD4People
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June 30, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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Today's the last day of the Feminist Forum ahead of the 4th International Conference on
Financing for Development that will officially start from Monday, 30 June.

Whether online or in-person, join the feminist RED FLAG campaign.

#FFD4People #FeministRedFlag #Feminists4FfD
June 28, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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Mabel Bianco president and founder @FEIM leads the feminist call for financing by making it clear that "more than words, we need actions. We need commitments. We need money, which is always used as an excuse for inaction."

#FeministRedFlag
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June 27, 2025 at 4:50 PM