Male Engagement (You Too)
We think men and boys have very important roles in creating a gender-equal world. It SHOULD NOT ONLY be the women’s fight for their own freedom and rights. The world should be united to fight against harmful social and cultural customs like dowry, child marriage, violence against women, FGM etc.
"You Too" is a space to engage men and boys as allies in creating a gender-equal world. We encourage and engage men and boys to participate in the conversation, be an ally, and show that you care.
Maria Jesús Orihuela Bolaino: Creator of MenTalkFeminism
Maria Jesus Orihuela Bolaino is an intersectional feminist who is passionate about social justice. Maria’s passion for diversity & inclusion and her desire to destigmatize the word “feminism” led her to create a project called MenTalkFeminism. Based in London, Maria has a mixed cultural heritage being originally from Spain and having grown up in Germany. She…
The Burden of Unpaid Care on Women
According to the OECD Development Centre, it is estimated that across the globe, women carry out two to ten times more unpaid care than men. This unwritten expectation that women should carry out these tasks is long-standing. Gender stereotypes and norms have become deeply entrenched in society’s psyche. This article examines what unpaid care is, why…
Equality Starts at Home (ESAH) – Addressing Gender Inequality in the Home
Our Journey Since 2020 I remember June 2020 feeling elated after speaking at the Aspire Reimagination conference. It was the first zoom conference I had spoken at and it was amazing to see all the comments in the chat coming through from hundreds of participants all over the world. You can’t get this type of real-time…
Shu Matsuo Post : A Feminist Author and Advocate
Shu Matsuo Post is the author of the newly released book, I Took Her Name, which tells his story of when he changed his last name to his wife’s last name, and the journey to finding his own vulnerability and authenticity. He is a Japanese national and his wife is American. While the name-changing process…
Hegemonic Masculinity and Men’s Mental Health
Being a Man in a Patriarchal Society Remember Tyler Durden? You know, Brad Pitt in Fight Club. Yeah, that Brad Pitt. The alpha of all alpha males. A dangerously bold, edgy personality with a body that could rival Adonis. A leader, creator, and commander of the pack. He made his woman scream in bed, smoked cigarettes…
Robert Franken: Co-founder of Male Feminists Europe
Robert Franken is a freelance consultant for organizational culture, D&I and digital transformation based in Cologne, Germany. Robert is also the founder of an international platform for male feminists called Male Feminists Europe. Male Feminists Europe promotes the idea of male feminism across Europe to empower and engage men to join the feminism movement. Before his…
Why Men’s Participation Is Critical in Solving Gender-Discrimination?
WHY DO MEN NEED TO CARE? Feminism is not a women’s issue. It’s a humanity issue. Through my name-changing journey, I’ve gotten a glimpse into a woman’s world. I’m not the first man to admit that we live in a patriarchy – a society that systematically favors men. How do I know? Well, let’s take a…
Vasanthan Ramakrishnan: Founder of Feminist Pen
Vasanthan “Vas” Ramakrishnan is a Chicago-based entrepreneur, equal rights advocate and philanthropist from India. He is the founder of Feminist Pen, an international non-profit organization focused on intersectional feminism and equal rights advocacy for women and all minority genders and non-genders. He founded Feminist Pen in July 2020 and has since reached to over 65,000 people…
I Took Her Name: A Personal Reflection
Dear men, What if I told you that you’ve been told a lie since childhood? You have been conditioned to believe a story that’s full of untruths: A story that manhood is supposed to be a certain way. The storyline goes something like this: You are physically tough. You are emotionally stoic and strong, no…
Ram Devineni & Dipti Mehta: Creators of the Female Comic Superhero Priya – A Gang Rape Survivor
Ram Devineni Dipti Mehta Ram devineni is an Indian American documentary filmmaker, and creator of the Indian female comic book superhero Priya, who is a gang-rape survivor. The first book of the comic book series, Priya’s Shakti, was published after the horrific gang rape in a bus in New Delhi in 2012. Very soon, Priya became…
