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.
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Women’s Leadership Gap -A Critical Missing Piece
Women’s leadership gap – the lack of representation of women in leadership positions in both public and private sectors is a subject of research. In the United States, women hold only 19 percent of board seats, 15 percent of executive officer positions in Fortune 500 companies. The number of female CEOs at these companies is just…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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 in…
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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…
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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…
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Supporting People Impacted by Gender Based Violence in Kenya During the COVD-19 Pandemic
Cases of gender-based violence have been on the rise during the COVID-19 pandemic. This has not spared anyone including people who are living with a disability. As a deaf counselor, I have received many cases of clients who are going through a difficult time during this pandemic. In this post I want to share my personal…
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Gender Equality Begins At Home : A Personal Reflection
As a mother of a boy and a girl, I was very conscious about never imposing social gender norms and stereotypes on my children. It was primarily because of my own childhood experience – I was expected to act, behave, and express myself in a certain way since I was nine or ten years old. Since…
