The role of men and boys in achieving gender equality Posted:
Apr 04,2011 'Gender equality is not a women’s issue; it concerns
men and boys as well as women and girls. Garnering sufficient
support for the profound social changes required by the gender
equality agenda cannot be achieved by women alone. It also
requires the active involvement of men, all the more so as they
often control the resources needed for this work. Many men,
however, still benefit from gender inequalities and resist
change towards more equal gender relations. As a result, men are
still often considered as the “problem” in gender equality
policy discussions and documents.216 The challenge for gender
equality policy is to present gender equality as a positive
project for men, encourage an active debate about change among
men as well as women, and create the means for continuing
development of constructive approaches and the exchange of
ideas, knowledge, experience and methods at the national,
regional and global levels. Engaging men and b