men

Actor and homemaker Medha Gokhale runs a no-frills cooking class for men in Pune. She has trained over 1,200 men over the last 16 years.

To truly have gender equality, we all need to band together and fight for what’s right. And these men are doing just that, ensuring that women are not alone in their battle against gender discrimination.

Baduku Community College, which is part of an NGO called Samvada, has been working with youth from marginalised groups, organising various workshops and programmes for them.

Movember, perhaps the only charity tackling men’s health on a global scale, came into being in Melbourne in 2003.

"This decision to discriminate against woman is more like a Khap Panchayat in our backyard waiting to pounce on women."

Ravi Verma and Sapna Kedia explain why, while men have more privileges than women, the costs of masculine norms may be steep not only on girls and women, but also on young boys and men.

Each year on International Women’s Day there are discussions and seminars held to commemorate women achievers, to find ways to break the glass ceiling and to march forward. Honestly, all that is great but something far more important to me is ensuring that there is equality at home.

Most men grow up with the misconception that women would somehow ‘benefit’ from gender equality and that men might end up losing recognition in the workplace.

Rohini Nilekani on why we need to turn to the 200 million young men of India with as much urgency and focus as we spend on the millions of young women in the country.

SNEHA convenes men’s groups to enlist their help in working towards a violence-free society. Rahul Thekdi takes a closer look.