VidarVetterfalk,MenforGenderEqualitySwedenandMenEngageEurope(left,inwhite),addressesfellowparticipantsafterMenEngageAlliancestrategicplanningmeetinginVardinge,Sweden,July22.

MenEngageAllianceNewsBrief:July2016NewsfromtheAllianceMenEngageAlliancee-dialogueexploresprospectsandchallengesofmakingworkwithmenandboysgendertransformativeMenEngageAllianceinAprilfacilitatedacriticalonlinediscussionamongkeyconstituentsonarangeofstrategicandpracticalquestionsrelatedtoengagingmenandboysandtransformingmasculinitiesinthewomen’srightsandgenderjusticefield.Participantsfromallcornersoftheglobe–134peoplefrom41countriesregisteredfortheevent–cametogetherforalively,thought-provokingdialogue,sharingexperiences,concerns,lessonslearnedandrecommendationsaboutpartnership,accountabilityandtransformativework.InJuly,theAllianceissuedareportsummarizingkeydiscussionpoints,trendsandrecommendationsthatemergedfromthee-dialogue.Itexploreshowthisworkmightbe(come)gendertransformativebychallengingstructuresandpoliticizingworkwithmenandboys,buildingpartnerships,addressingthequestionoffunding,workingbothtogetherandindependently,workingwithfaithleadersandwithboysandyoungmen,improvingmonitoringandevaluationand,importantly,buildingnetworksforchange.MenEngageAllianceGlobalBoardandstrategicplanningmeetingschartthewayforward

MenEngageAllianceBoardmembersandrepresentativesfromUNandotherpartnersmetinVårdinge,Sweden,duringJune21-23forboththeAlliance’sannualBoardmeetingandastrategicplanningmeetingtoplotthewayforwardforitsnextstrategicperiod,2017-2020.Bothofferedasnapshotofavibrant,growingAllianceintransition,itsmembershipupto699organizationsandindividualsacross66countries,connectedvia36countryandsixregionalnetworks,itsinfrastructureincreasinglyformalizedandinterconnected.TheBoardmeetingnotedtheJanuaryincorporationoftheGlobalSecretariatasanindependent

'Whatmessagedoyouwanttotelleveryonehere?''Genderequalityisnon-negotiable!'-GomaDeviBastola,RUWONNepal,onayouthadvocacypanelattheGender360Summit.ToherrightisVanjaJosicofPerpetuumMobile,alsoaMenEngageAlliancemember.

nonprofitorganizationbasedintheU.S.,anongoingtransitionwhichresultedinBoarddecisionsaboutfollow-upadministrativeissues,includingtheadoptionofbylawsandothergovernancestructures.Regionalnetworkandat-largememberworkinggroupsreportedoneffortstostrengthenchannelsofcooperationamongmemberstomaketheAlliancerobustandinterconnectedatalllevels.Thestrategicplanningmeeting,afteralookbackatlessonslearnedfromthecurrentstrategicplan(coveringtheperiod2012-2016),setabouttheworkofprovidingtheAlliancethestrategicdirectionforthenextperiod,2017-20,includingupdatingtheAlliance’svisionandmissionstatements,identifyingstrategicpriorities,clarifyingAlliance’svalues,andidentifyinggapsaswellaspotentialwaysforwardfortheAlliance.Theprocesswillculminateinanewstrategicplan,tobereadyinthenextfewmonths.Staytuned.MenEngageAlliancemembersavibrantpresenceatGender360SummitThe4thglobalGender360Summit,heldJune15-16inWashington,DCandorganizedbyFHI360,featuredMenEngageAllianceasanactivepartner,alongwiththeU.S.AgencyforInternationalDevelopment,PlanInternationalUSA,SocialDevelopmentDirect,GeorgeWashingtonUniversity'sGlobalWomen’sInstitute,theU.S.DepartmentofStateandtheU.S.PeaceCorps.ItsthemewasEngagingAdolescentGirlsandBoysinAchievingGenderEqualityandCombatingGender-basedViolence.AlliancemembersfromnearlyeveryMenEngageregion–theCaribbean,Europe,NorthAmerica,LatinAmericaandSouthAsia,aswellasMENA–spokeonpaneldiscussionsaboutadolescentSRHRandLGBTQIArights,youthadvocacyandleadership;providedcontentforthesummit’sonlinehub;andwereavibrantsocialmediapresenceat#Gender360Summit.RepresentingtheAllianceatthesummitwereArielCerrud(AdvocatesforYouth);GomaDeviBastolaandDhrubaGhimire(RUWONNepal);HassanJoumaa(ABAADMENA);JohnCrownover(CAREInternationalBalkans);PamelaSaavedraCastro(CulturaSalud);Dr.SantoshGiri(KolkotaRista);TyroneBuckmire(CariMAN);andVanjaJosic(PerpetuumMobile).

…andatWomenDeliverConferenceonSDGsandsupportingwomenandgirls’SRHRAlmost6000peoplefrom169countries–thelargestgatheringforgirls’andwomen’shealthinrightsinthelastdecade–cametogetherforWomenDeliver’s4thGlobalConferenceinCopenhagen,Denmark,duringMay16-19.ItsfocuswashowtoimplementtheSustainableDevelopmentGoalssothattheymattermostforgirlsandwomen,withaspecificfocusonhealth–inparticularmaternal,sexual,andreproductivehealthandrights–andongenderequality,education,environment,andeconomicempowerment.TheInternationalPlannedParenthoodFederation(IPPF)representedtheAllianceattheconferenceinthepersonofJameelZamir,DeputyProgramsDirectorforIPPF’sSouthAsiaoffice.LeadersfromotherAlliancemembers,includingPromundoandSonkeGenderJustice,alsospokeonpaneldiscussionsabouttheroleoffathersinwomen’sandgirls’healthandequality;thepoliticsofpleasure,sexualityandhumanrights;deconstructinggenderthroughsexualrights;andthepromotionofequitable,nonviolentfatherhood,amongothers.MenEngageAlliancestatementonOrlandonightclubshooting‘ThecollectiveheartsoftheMenEngageAlliancegoouttothevictimsoftheOrlandonightclubshootingandmourntheirandtheirfamilies’profoundloss.Wecondemnthisterribleactofviolence.‘WestandinsolidaritywithLGBTQIcommunitiesinOrlandoandeverywhere:thearcofhistoryisbendingtowardthefulfillmentoftheirrights,andnothingwillchangeitscourse.‘WeasanAlliancerededicateourselvestochallengingandtransformingthecultural,socialandgendernormsthattoooftenactivatehatred,violenceanddiscrimination,andweurgentlyaskourleadersandfellowcitizenstodolikewiseinboththeirprofessionalandpersonalconduct.Failuretoactisnolongeracceptable;atthispoint,it’snodifferentthancomplicity.’

[LinkedfromtheMenEngageAlliancewebsite.]

"Theinvolvementofmenmakesahugedifferencetomaternalandchildhealthoutcomes"–JameelZamir,DeputyProgramsDirectorforIPPF’sSouthAsiaOffice,speakingattheWomenDeliver4thGlobalConference.

NewsfromtheregionsStateofAmerica’sFathersreport:significantprogressinU.S.towardgenderequalityinparenting–butstillalongwaytogoThefirst-everStateofAmerica’sFathersreport,issuedinJune,describesthecurrentstatusoffathersinAmericaandwhatfatherhoodhastodowithgenderequality,work-lifebalance,socialjustice,andunderlyingquestionsofwhatitmeanstobeamaninAmericatoday.We’vecomealongwaytowardachievinggenderequalityinparenting,itfinds,buttherearekeyareaswheretheUnitedStatesisfailingitsparents.Whilefathersaretakingonmorechildcareanddomesticworkthaneverbefore–andtheysaytheywanttodomore–theU.S.failstosupportitsfamilieswithlivingwages,paidparentalleave,andotherprogramsandpoliciestoensurethatchildrengetthecaretheyneed.StateofAmerica’sFatherspresentsaplanforhowtheU.S.couldbecomeachild-friendlyandparent-supportivecountry,withrecommendationsforwhatitwilltaketoreachequalityincaregiving,toachievework-lifebalanceforparentsinalltheirdiversity,andtosupportnonresident,low-incomefathers.CoordinatedbyPromundoasaMenCarepublication,thereportsfollowsthelandmark2015StateoftheWorld’sFathersreport.

MenEngageEuropemembersreceiveEUfundingtosharebestpracticesonworkwithboystopreventsexualizedharassmentandviolenceMenforGenderEquality(Sweden),Emancipator(Netherlands)–bothMenEngageEuropemembers–andGreatInitiative(UK)havereceivedDaphnefundsfromtheEUforatwo-year-projecttocollect,developfurtheranddisseminatebestpracticesfromtheregionwithinthefieldofworkwithboystopreventsexualizedharassmentandviolence.Theprojectwillmakeitpossibleforgroupsoftrainersandpeereducatorsfromthethreepartnercountriestomeetandexchangeexperiencesonbestpractices,aswellastoimplementactivitiesonthegroundineachcountry.Associatepartnerswhowillcontributetheirownexperiencesandknowledgeaswellasparticipateinthefinalconferencein2018arePoika(Austria),Dissens(Germany),Conexus(Spain)andStatusM(Croatia).ThefindingsandlearningsthroughouttheprojectwillbesharedwithinthewiderMenEngageAlliancenetwork.

MenEngageAfricapartnersinEastAfricaholdworkshoponSGBVinconflictsettingsMenEngageAfricapartnersinEastAfricaandfaith-basedorganizationsmetinKigali,Rwanda,inAprilforatwo-dayworkshoponaddressingsexualandgender-basedviolenceagainstwomenandgirlsinconflictandpost-conflictsettingsinAfrica.Workshopgoalswere:toincreaseawarenessofconflictspastandpresentinAfricaandtheireffectsoncitizens,especiallywomenandgirls;tobuildcapacitytoconductadvocacyinandoutsideconflictzonesandhowtoreportanddocumentGBVinresource-andinfrastructure-constrainedconflictzones;tocapacitateMEApartnersonhowtomobilizethefaith-basedsectorformeaningfulinterventions;andtofamiliarizeparticipantsoninternationalprotocolsrelatedtoconflict,includingUNSCResolution1325.MorenewsfromMenEngageAfrica:

ü Ensuringmenstruationdoesnotpreventgirlsfromattendingschoolü Shiftingmalegendernormswithreligiousleadersü High-levelmeetingonSGBVinGreatLakesregion

NAMENbuildsoutwebinarseriesonpreventinggenderviolenceTheNorthAmericanMenEngageNetwork(NAMEN)ProgramWorkingGroupcontinuestoexpandits2016-17webinarseriesofferingstomemberandnon-memberconstituentsworkingtopreventgenderviolenceinallitsforms.Buildingonthethemesofmen’saccountabilityandcommunityofpractice,theworkinggroupisintheinitialstagesofdeveloping10-12webinarsessions.Takeninsequence,theyserveasacoursetohelpeducateindividualsandgroupsworkinginlocalcommunities,ruralareasandisolatedmunicipalitieswhomightotherwiselackaccesstocurrenttrendsrelatedtoengagingmeninprevention,deconstructingmasculinity,communityofpractice,organizingfaithcommunities,includingLGBTQcommunitiesinpreventionefforts,examiningmaleemotionalsupportsystems,men’shealthissuesandgenderviolence,andengagingmeninpolicyadvocacy-justtonameafew.IndividualsorgroupsinterestinginjoiningNAMENcanvisithttp://namen.menengage.org/formoreinformationonhowtobecomeamember.

NAMENwebinarstodatehavefocusedonengagingmenasalliesinprevention,andconceptualizingandimplementingaccountabilityinmen’sgenderequityefforts.GuestspeakersandpresentershaveincludedRusFunk,Men’sWork,MichaelShawandMichaelFleming,IowaMen’sActionNetwork,EmilianoDiazdeLeon,TexasAssociationAgainstSexualAssault,ChuckDerry,GenderViolenceInstituteandMinnesotaMen’sActionNetwork,KateBojin,WhiteRibbonCampaign,AshleyMaier,CaliforniaCoalitionAgainstSexualAssault,OswaldoMontoya,MenEngageGlobalAlliance,andShafferanSonneveld,MuslimsforProgressiveValues.Videoandaudiorecordingstopreviouswebinarscanbefoundathttp://namen.menengage.org/webinars.

ResourcesMenCareWebinaronMen,EqualityandUnpaidCareMenCareIt’sAboutTime:TheCaseforParentalLeaveMenCareFather’sDayProgramonChildren(Spanish)MenCareLatinAmericaFaith,GenderandSexuality:AToolkitSonkeGenderJusticeFiveLessonstoPromoteActiveParenting:BlogbyFranciscoAguayoandEduardoKimelman(Spanish)InterAmericanDevelopmentBankVoiceMaleMagazine:Summer2016EditionVoiceMaleAddresstheGenderofGunmen:CommentarybyRobOkunAlbanyTimes-UnionGenderAnalysisofConflictToolkitSaferworldAfricanYouthConferenceonClimateChangeAfricanYouthInitiativeClimateChangeYouthConsultationonGirlsEducationPlanUKAYoungPerson’sGuidetoKeepSelfandOthersSafeSavetheChildrenWomenatWorkTrends2016InternationalLabourOrganization

ECOSOCForumonFinancingforDevelopmentECOSOCAdvancingCivicEngagementandHumanRightswithYoungWomenandYoungMenUNHabitatCSWAnalysisReportbyLakshmiPuri,UNWomenTheGenderAgencyUNWomenAnnualReport2015-2016UNWomenInvitationforYouthtoSubmitVideosforInternationalDayofPeaceUnitedNationsALookattheGenderDistributionofTweetsAboutGlobalDevelopmentUNGlobalPulseUnitedStatesofWomenSummitWhiteHouseFeedtheFuture:Women’sEmpowermentAgriculturalIndexU.S.AgencyforInternationalDevelopmentU.S.StrategytoPreventandRespondtoGender-BasedViolenceGloballyU.S.AgencyforInternationalDevelopmentGlobalStrategytoEmpowerAdolescentGirlsU.S.AgencyforInternationalDevelopmentRealizingGenderEquality’s$12TrillionEconomicOpportunityMcKinsey&Company