MenEngage Alliance
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
- 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
- 🚨 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
- 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
- The reality is that men hold an outsized proportion of political and legislative power globally. They shape the laws, policies, and institutions that affect all our lives. Our goal is to bring expertise together in how to activate men as allies in transforming themselves and the system.
- Are you working with people in power, including men in leadership? We would love to hear from you. Find out more about joining forces and strengthening this collective work here: menengage.org/stories/work...
- 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
- #FeministForeignpolicy must address men’s entitlement, privilege, & the systemic impunity that allows patriarchy & violence to persist. Men in power (politics, diplomacy, military) must be held accountable for obstructing #GenderJustice. #FFPconference Read the report for more:
- #FeministForeignPolicy must outline how men & boys are implicated in gendered power hierarchies, and define their specific responsibility in disrupting these systems. This prevents reproducing patriarchy under the guise of male 'inclusion.' Read more in the report: buff.ly/LzYJcdi #FFPconference
- #FeministForeignPolicy must embed work with #MenAndBoys within a broader #feminist systems-change framework. We must recognize interconnections & tackle the foundations of patriarchal power: militarism, extractivism, & capitalism simultaneously. #FFPconference Read the report:
- Engagement of #MenAndBoys for #GenderEquality must move beyond individual change. #FeministForeignPolicy must hold gov'ts & int'l institutions accountable for systems (legal, economic, military, corporate) that uphold patriarchal masculinities and sustain injustices. Read the report:
- Efforts to include #MenAndBoys must NEVER come at the expense of #feminist initiatives. #FFP must actively safeguard political space, funding, & visibility for the women-led, feminist, & #LGBTQI orgs under attack globally. #FFPconference #FeministResourcing Read the report ➡️
- All #FeministForeignPolicies engaging men must be developed in direct consultation with #feminist movements, #WomensRights, & #LGBTQIA+ orgs. #Accountability must center the priorities, voices, & visions of the most marginalized. #FFPconference #FeministLeadership. Read the report:
- #FeministForeignPolicy must directly challenge the male-dominated power in foreign policy, defense, & diplomacy. Male leaders must undergo transformative processes to shift int'l relations away from dominance & militarism toward cooperation & peace. #FFPconference. Read the report:
- Programs including men must clearly communicate that their engagement serves broader feminist aims and contributes to structural change. Engage men as accountable allies in solidarity with #feminist movements for long-term social & global justice #FFPconference #FeministForeignPolicy
- #FeministForeignPolicy efforts with men & boys must explicitly aim to dismantle patriarchal #masculinities and male supremacy. Promoting equitable #manhood is a strategic means to achieve gender justice—not an end in itself #FFPconference. Read more recommendations in our new report:
- Today we launch our report for the #FFPconference in Paris: Men, Masculinities, and Feminist Foreign Policy. #FeministForeignPolicy must strategically engage men as accountable allies to dismantle patriarchy, not just acknowledge them. Read more & recommendations: menengage.org/resources/me...
- 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
- 🔈 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 !
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View full thread9. 🚪 Utilize spiritual and religious entry points #Faith
- 10. 👔 Focus on men in positions of power as targets of change #Power #FeministLeadership
- 7. 💜 Focus on sexuality education, mental health, and care #Consent #Power #SelfCare #CollectiveCare
- 8. ⚡ Engage in creative media for shifting narratives #Accessibility #ShiftingNarratives
- 5. 🌿 Create spaces for support and dialogue #GenderJustice
- 6. 🗣️ Use the right messengers #MenAndBoys
- 3. 👥 Foster #allyship and #accountability
- 4. ❗ Monitor & Counter anti-gender narratives #CounterBacklash
- This resource offers 10 strategic, evidence-based recommendations, including: 1. 🔀 Reframe the male victimhood narrative #Masculinities #Intersectionality
- 2. ↪️ Shift #patriarchal entitlement
- 🌍 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.
- 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
- 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
- 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... ---
- 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.
- 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
- #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 @AfricanUnionUN @NepalUNNY @PakistanUN_NY @PakistanPR_UN @genderprofs
- 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
- 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 @globalpolicyforum.bsky.social @arrowomen.bsky.social
- We join the feminist movement in calling for: Redefine progress: beyond GDP, we need feminist indicators that value care, climate, and wellbeing. As said by Misun Woo, @APWLD Regional Coordinator, "we call for a macro economic system that is based on care, justice and equality"
- 🚀 We’re at the #FeministForum (June 27–28)! Joining feminists CSO to push for: ✔️ Tax justice ✔️ Debt cancellation ✔️ Feminist macroeconomics The fight for a fair financial system starts now—before #FfD4 kicks off July 1. #FeministRedFlag #Feminists4FfD @arrowomen.bsky.social
- Exciting news from MenEngage Alliance: members in Korea are set to launch on 9 July a Korean MenEngage network. Call to members of MenEngage Allaince: If you want to celebrate the launch of K-MEN, please fill out this form by Friday, June 28: bit.ly/CongratsK-MEN
- "Transforming masculinities is about being free to be the complete human that you are, in the fullness of everything that would be considered either feminine or masculine" - Jip Mars, Communications and Strategy Officer at @emancipatornl.bsky.social Check out the full interview: bit.ly/JipMars
- 🌍MenEngage members—Day 3 of the Global Members’ Assembly is TODAY!💥 We’re closing with one joint session for all regions 🕘9–11:30am ET, with live Spanish & French interpretation. 🌿 Join us as as we deepen our discussions on #backlash and #collaboration. bit.ly/Assembly2025...
- 🌍 MenEngage members—Day 2 of the Global Assembly is TODAY! 💥 🕛 12–2pm CAT/CET (with FR translation) 🕚 11am–1pm ET (with ES translation) Join members like Lynn Eliot (White Ribbon UK) to reflect and share insights on building #solidarity in the face of #backlash against #genderequality.
- 🌍🔔 The MenEngage Global Members' Assembly has it's second day today, 18 June. We are running two different timeslots so if you miss the early session, you can join the later one. bit.ly/Assembly2025...
- 🌍 Part of the MenEngage Alliance? Join us TOMORROW for Day 2 of the Global Members’ Assembly! 💥 🕛 12–2pm CAT/CET (with FR translation) 🕚 11am–1pm ET ( with ES translation) Join members like Angela Pino to hear from each other about how regional/global #backlash is shaping the direction of our work.
- "Global learning allows for collective growth and support in contexts of #resistance, where the #transformative as a political element of change faces multiple challenges" - Kique Gomez, Punto Focal Peru 🌍 Join the MenEngage Alliance Global Members’ Assembly at 12–2pm CAT/CET or 11am–1pm ET TODAY💥
- Our Core Principles aren't just words—they're the shared values and beliefs that unite a global community for working with men and boys for #GenderEquality.. Learn more about what drives this global network at menengage.org/about/core-p... #Masculinity #GenderJustice #HumanRights #Feminism #Men
- We're delighted to share these words from Alex Nelson, co-chair of our #Youth Reference Group & part of North America MenEngage Network. Are you a joining? What are you hoping for this year's event as we discuss collaboration in an era of backlash? Find out more: bit.ly/Assembly2025...
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- We are reminded that the monumental social, legal and political shifts that we celebrate were only made possible through protest, resistance, and the hard work of #LGBTQIA+ grassroots movements and their allies, many of whom continue to face systemic oppression and violence around the world.
- We stand in solidarity with movements for fundamental human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, gender-diverse and queer individuals to live life with dignity and free from any forms of discrimination, stigma and violence. #Pride2025
