Dear Colleagues,

Please mark your calendars for the Global Symposium on Engaging Men and Boys in Gender Equality to be held in Rio de Janeiro, March 29-April 3, 2009. This event will bring together 400 participants worldwide working on policy development, program development and applied research related to men, boys, gender equality and masculinities. The four-day event includes:

- A one-day meeting of international colleagues implementing the White Ribbon campaign.
- Keynote and breakout sessions on: Violence Against Women; Masculinities, Violence and Post-conflict Settings; Sexual Exploitation and Human Trafficking; Homophobia, Sexual Diversity and Discrimination; HIV/AIDS; Mental Health and Substance Use; Maternal Family Care; Fatherhood; Work- life Balance; Men and Caregiving Work.
- A dialogue with the women’s movement on collaboration and partnerships.
- An analysis of current advances in policy development to engage men and boys in gender equality.
- A presentation by key policymakers from Brazil, Canada, Norway, South Africa, Sweden and elsewhere .

The event is being organized in collaboration with the MenEngage Alliance ( www.menengage.org ) by a Steering Committee that includes:

-          EngenderHealth (US)

-          Instituto Promundo (Brazil)

-        Save the Children-Sweden (Sweden)

-          International Planned Parenthood Federation (UK)

-          Family Violence Prevention Fund (US)

-          SAHAYOG (India)

-          White Ribbon Campaign (Canada)

-          UNDP

-          UNFPA

-          WHO

-          International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) (US)

-          Salud y Género (Mexico)

-          Men’s Resources International (US)

-          Sonke Gender Justice Project (South Africa)

-          International Labour Organization

-          Institute of Development Studies

-          Fatherhood Institute (UK)

-          Men's Resources International









 

















 


The event is being supported in part by:

The Government of Norway, The Canadian International Development Agency, The Swedish International Development Agency,
UNFPA, The Summit Foundation, The Ford Foundation and The MacArthur Foundation.

For more information about the event contact:

Gabriela Aguiar, Conference Organizer, symposium2009@promundo.org.br
Gary Barker, Conference Co-Chair, Insituto Promundo g.barker@promundo.org.br
Todd Minerson, Conference Co-Chair, White Ribbon Campaign, tminerson@whiteribbon.ca



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