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How ‘positive masculinity’ can improve men's and women’s at work and home

2025/3/6
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Linda Lucina: 我认为参与性别平等不仅利他,也利己。它能改善个人生活、居住环境和工作场所。 Gary Barker: 积极的男性气质体现在以下几个方面:首先,在遇到骚扰或暴力时挺身而出,成为性别平等的坚定盟友;其次,积极承担家务和育儿责任,成为家庭中不可或缺的一份子;再次,重视自我关爱,避免因忽视自身需求而影响他人;最后,积极参与到性别平等的议程中来,为实现性别平等贡献力量。推动性别平等需要男性积极参与,这不仅是‘为了女性’,更应认识到这对自己、国家和社会的益处。我们应该从‘为了女性’的出发点,转变为‘为了我们共同的利益’的视角。积极参与性别平等,不仅能改善女性的生活,也能提升男性自身的生活质量、改善工作环境,并为社会的可持续发展做出贡献。Equimundo致力于通过研究、政策参与和项目实践,推动男性参与性别平等,并促进更健康的男性气质观念。我们开展全球调查研究,了解男性现状,并与政策制定者、媒体等分享研究结果。同时,我们也进行项目实践,评估不同方法(例如职场培训、父亲参与、青年工作和亲子工作)的效果,并与政府合作推广有效方法。此外,我们还开展有意义的、基于证据的大规模倡导工作。缺乏对男性参与育儿和家务的追踪数据,阻碍了性别平等,特别是护理平等的进步。因此,我们启动了《世界父亲现状报告》,旨在了解阻碍因素和有效方法,并寻找让男性参与到现有变革中的途径。促进男性参与育儿和家务需要多方面策略,包括平等的带薪假、强制性休假、育儿培训,以及将护理平等纳入衡量指标。例如,在卢旺达,我们与政府合作开展了一个为期16周的父母培训项目,该项目在减少家庭暴力、增加男性参与育儿和促进职场政策变化方面取得了积极成果。鼓励男性参与育儿,应强调其个人利益,例如改善家庭关系和个人幸福感。企业应通过调查、试点和倾听员工反馈,灵活调整政策,以支持员工的育儿和家庭责任。男性应积极参与育儿,并创造一个让男性参与育儿成为常态的环境。提高护理人员的薪资待遇,并增加对护理服务的投资,是实现性别平等的关键。我投身于这项事业的契机源于我女儿出生后,我深刻体会到男性在育儿中的重要性以及社会对男性参与育儿的准备不足。倡导工作中,结合同理心和证据,并鼓励男性分享自身经验,是有效传递信息的关键。我希望国家领导人将护理政策放在政策议程的首位,因为关注国民的福祉,不仅仅是应对战争,更重要的是关注彼此之间的关爱。阅读小说有助于培养同理心,这对于男性学习和提升育儿技能至关重要。

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This chapter explores the concept of positive masculinity, examining its various aspects and its potential role in improving gender equality at work and home. It emphasizes the benefits of positive masculinity for both men and women, highlighting the need for men to actively participate in gender equality initiatives.
  • Positive masculinity involves men acting as good humans, being allies for gender equality, and sharing care work.
  • Men's involvement improves workplaces, homes, and the planet.
  • Shifting from men doing a favor to being part of the solution is key.

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Masculinity is having a moment. Leveraging it - in the right way - can help men and women succeed while bridging the gender gap both at work and at home. Gary Barker is the founder of Equimundo, a non-profit dedicated to research and solutions that help bring men into connected, equitable, caring versions of manhood. He shares the insights gleaned since this organization’s founding more than a decade ago – a group that has collected the largest dataset on men, masculinity and gender equality and that publishes the only global report on men’s involvement in parenting and care work. He breaks down the blindspots that can hold organizations back and the best practices that can drive the much needed norm changes.  To learn more:  Equimundo: World Economic Forum Gender Gap Report, 2024: Related podcasts:  IKEA HR chief shares decades of career lessons learned and what’s needed to bridge the gender equity gap: How bridging design gaps in science and tech can tackle gender bias: