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NOVEMBER IS MEN’S EQUALITY MONTH A month to celebrate men and boys, recognise their contributions, champion their wellbeing, and advance genuine equality for everyone… Established in 2024 by the International Council for Men and Boys (ICMB), Men’s Equality Month is now in its third year and it is growing within the worldwide Men’s Movement. In 2025, an incredible 147 observances across 72 countries reached millions of people. This November, we're celebrating fathers, sons, brothers, husbands, mentors, teachers, workers and community leaders. We're also shining a light on 12 areas of male disadvantage, including educational underachievement, health disparities, homelessness, workplace deaths, suicide and unequal treatment of fathers. ⚖️ EQUALITY MUST INCLUDE EVERYONE Throughout 2026, ICMB and the wider Men's Movement have been campaigning for three important reforms to the United Nations: 1. UN recognition of International Men's Day (19 November). Dr James L. Nuzzo, writing in The Nuzzo Letter, has documented an extraordinary imbalance: 15 UN days recognising women and girls, but ZERO specifically recognising men and boys… Surely half of humanity deserves at least one officially recognised day? 2. Transparent UN reporting of outcomes for BOTH sexes. UN programmes, including the Sustainable Development Goals, should systematically measure and report outcomes for males and females. We cannot address inequalities that institutions fail to recognise. 3. UN endorsement of the New York Declaration for Men and Boys. This declaration proposes 27 actions addressing male disadvantage. The UN adopted the Beijing Declaration for women and girls in 1995. It's time to extend comparable recognition to men and boys… THE FUTURE IS EVERYONE This isn't about competing with women and girls, or diminishing their achievements. It's about extending the same compassion, recognition, opportunities and protections to EVERY human being. When boys flourish, families flourish. When men are healthier, communities are stronger. When both sexes are treated fairly, everyone benefits especially our precious children. Throughout November, let's celebrate masculinity, strengthen relationships, support struggling men and boys, and build a more compassionate and equitable world for all. Join us… Share this message, celebrate the good men in your life, and help make equality truly universal. menandboys.net #MensEqualityMonth #GenderEqualityForMen #MenAndBoys #InternationalMensDay #PositiveMasculinity #MensHealth #BoysEducation #GenderEquality #TheFutureIsEveryone #ICMB @menandboysnet

NOVEMBER IS MEN’S EQUALITY MONTH Today marks the beginning of Men’s Equality Month 2026, a global initiative led by the International Council for Men and Boys (ICMB) to celebrate the contributions of men and boys, raise awareness of the disadvantages they face, and advocate for genuine equality. Yesterday, we held an excellent international planning meeting for Men’s Equality Month and International Men’s Day, bringing together dozens of passionate advocates from around the world. We heard speakers from South Africa, India, Australia, Denmark, Germany and North America, sharing their plans, initiatives and enthusiasm for the month ahead. It was inspiring to see such international collaboration, united by a common purpose: improving the lives of men and boys, while promoting fairness, compassion and equality for everyone. Throughout November, ICMB will continue its important work through a series of specialist Interest Group meetings, addressing some of the most pressing challenges facing males: 📅 NOVEMBER MEETING CALENDAR 🔹 2 Nov – Fatherhood 🔹 10 Nov – Partner Abuse 🔹 12 Nov – Parental Alienation 🔹 16 Nov – Education 🔹 17 Nov – Media 🔹 24 Nov – United Nations Reform 🔹 26 Nov – False Allegations 🌎 A Spanish-speaking Interest Group meeting is also being organised. These groups bring together researchers, advocates and community leaders to share evidence, develop practical solutions and coordinate international action. From boys falling behind in education to male suicide, workplace fatalities, fatherlessness, male victims of abuse and unequal treatment under the law, there is much work to be done... Men’s Equality Month is about recognising these challenges without diminishing the challenges faced by women and girls. As Chair of ICMB, I'm proud of our growing international network and grateful to everyone contributing their time, expertise and energy. Equality must include everyone. Men and boys matter too! Find out more and get involved: menandboys.net #MensEqualityMonth #MEM2026 #ICMB #MenAndBoys #MensEquality #MalePositive #Fatherhood #BoysEducation #MensHealth #GenderEquality #TheFutureIsEveryone @menandboysnet

NOVEMBER IS MEN’S EQUALITY MONTH Today marks the beginning of Men’s Equality Month 2026, running throughout November. Now in its third year, this global initiative of the International Council for Men and Boys (ICMB) celebrates the enormous contributions of men and boys, while highlighting serious, often neglected male disadvantages... In 2025, there were 147 observances across 72 countries. Our movement is growing and flourishing. Men’s Equality Month is desperately needed. GENUINE GENDER EQUALITY CANNOT COEXIST WITH ENORMOUS DOUBLE STANDARDS BETWEEN THE SEXES... We face a deluge of ideological propaganda, selective outrage and institutional gaslighting from extreme feminist activists, amplified by extraordinarily well-funded organisations such as UN Women. Meanwhile, men die over five years earlier than women, account for the overwhelming majority of workplace fatalities, and experience dramatically higher suicide rates. Millions of boys and young men are falling behind in education. Yet males are routinely blamed, shamed and stigmatised collectively for the criminal acts of a tiny minority of men. Collective guilt is immoral, unacceptable and socially harmful. Imagine reversing the sexes. Would we ever blame ALL females for the enormous educational disparities affecting millions of boys and young men? Would we collectively shame women and girls for boys' underachievement, male suicide or other systemic disadvantages? Of course not. Nor should we. Equality does not mean selective outrage. Compassion must be extended to all people. Human dignity must be universal. As Chair of the International Council for Men and Boys, I am proud to champion a positive, constructive vision of gender equality that recognises disadvantage wherever it exists. The only sustainable path forward is to reject grotesque double standards, abandon collective blame, embrace mutual respect, and uphold the inherent dignity, worth and value of EVERY human being. Equality that excludes half the population is not equality. Let's make November a celebration of men and boys, and a powerful call for genuine equality for EVERYONE… #MensEqualityMonth #GenderEquality #MenAndBoys #EqualityForEveryone #MalePositive @menandboysnet