Positioning GAGE evidence on masculinites

This brief summarises research undertaken to determine the range of key players and policy opportunities in engaging men and boys in promoting gender equality. The mapping of associated stakeholders and policies provides guidance to researchers, policy-makers and practitioners seeking to engage on subject matter relating to the inclusion of men and boys in interventions aimed at gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls. The research findings show that there are gradual but noticeable shifts in global and national conversations on how best to engage men and boys over the past few decades. These shifts have been supported by the development of normative standards (particularly over the past 15 years) such as the Human Rights Council Resolution 35/10 (2017), and also the various standards mapped in this study, but also by a handful of influential actors who have driven the agenda at global and national levels.

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Walker, D., Engle, O. and Beckert, S. (2019) Positioning GAGE evidence on masculinities. A mapping of stakeholders and policies relating to the engagement of boys and men for gender equality. London: Gender and Adolescence: Global Evidence. (https://www.gage.odi.org/publication/positioning-gage-evidence-on-masculinites/)