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Men Engage Global Symposium 2014

Aug 22, 2014

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MenEngage, a global alliance of organizations working with men and boys for gender equality is organizing the Second Global Symposium on working with Men and Boys in Delhi in November 2014. This Symposium will bring together researchers and practitioners, advocates and activists, government representatives and the donor community to share experiences, evidence and insights and seek directions on how men and boys can creatively contribute to gender equality, the new development paradigm beyond the MDG framework, and towards the broader vision of social justice.
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MenEngageSymposium

2014

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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.

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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The cultures we live in today are full of stereotyped and outdated rules and norms about men and women.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.

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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

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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100breakout sessions500

participants

InteractiveEvents

We are expecting500 to 700 delegates

around the world

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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.

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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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Develop & consolidate

knowledgeIdentify newstrategies Mobilize men

and boysFurther

discussion &dialogue

Partnershipwith women’s rights groups

Secure commitments

to action

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Join Us!New Delhi

November 10-13