MenEngageSymposium
2014
IndiaHabitat Centre
New DelhiNovember
10-13
The Symposium aims to engage men and boys for gender equality so that society becomes more caring and non-violent and gender relations become more harmonious, equitable and people lead fuller and richer lives.
Photo Credit: Anne-Mette Jensen
The cultures we live in today are full of stereotyped and outdated rules and norms about men and women.
Join us as we go through a process of unlearning and understanding how men behave.
We aim for:
Share knowledge and practiceson working with men on gender issues
Discuss partnership with women’s rights work and other social justice workDevelop positions on need to work with men and boys
Mobilise men and boys in across the globe on understanding men’s roles in gender based violence
Channel collective energies in creating and sustaining the momentum for change for the next 5 years
Collective energy
Partnership Knowledge
Multiple themes for engagement Health and wellbeing
Poverty and work
Care relationships and emotions Sexualities & identities
Peace building, social justice & inclusion
Violence
Making of men
Themes Health and wellbeing
Exploring research and action into understanding and addressing men in different health related domains, including women and men’s wellbeing.
Making of menExploring the different ways in which boys are socialised into men and the multiple influences, both traditional and modern, on this process.
Poverty and workExamine the intersection of changes in work and employment on men’s self concept, relationships with women and with other men and their actions.
Themes Care relationships and emotionsLooking at new research, policy approaches and activism that seeks to increase men’s and boys’ care-giving, caring and emotional connections, both for gender equality, but also with benefits for children’s wellbeing and men’s own health and wellbeing, as well as societal benefits. Sexualities & identities Exploring the diversities that exist in the world of men and masculinities and how a better understanding of these diversities may lead to changes in gender power relations and greater social inclusion and solidarity.
Themes
Peace building, social justice & inclusionThis theme is intended to explore how such efforts address masculinism and patriarchy and create opportunities for social solidarity and emancipatory praxis in the context of globalization.
ViolenceThis theme is aimed at understanding how violence-prone masculine identities are manifested, constructed and disseminated, the role of institutional structures and allied practices, as well as possibilities of reforming and projecting non-violent models of masculinity.
100breakout sessions500
participants
InteractiveEvents
We are expecting500 to 700 delegates
around the world
MenEngageMenEngage is an alliance of NGOs working together with men and boys to promote gender sensitization.
Our members advocate around a number of key issues where gender directly affects the lives of women and men.
CHSJCentre For Health and Social Justice strenghtens the claims of citizens’ health rights promised in the Constitution and through international human rights treaties.
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The journey
Beijing Engaging menUnited Nations
4th World Conference on Women.
1995 2009 2014
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across genders.
DelhiUniversalizing the
process2nd MenEngage global
Symposium - men and boys for gender justice.
Key Takeaways Universalize the gender empowerment process by engaging diverse stakeholders
Strengthen dialogue with hard-to-reach communities & extended the outreach amongst the youth
Support local legislative bodies topromote gender in public spaces
Promote gender sensitivity in the media and the private sector
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Partners
SIDA
NORAD
UNFPA
MacArthurFoundation SwissAid AJWS
OakFoundation UN Women Packard
Foundation
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Contact us
www.menengagedilli2014.net
Develop & consolidate
knowledgeIdentify newstrategies Mobilize men
and boysFurther
discussion &dialogue
Partnershipwith women’s rights groups
Secure commitments
to action
Join Us!New Delhi
November 10-13
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