News and publications

Redefine partner meeting in Tallinn

27 November 2025

The work within MÄN’s international Redefine program is in full swing and will enter its fourth year at the turn of the year. In October, the partner organizations gathered for a regional meeting in Tallinn, Estonia.

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Why is not long-term prevention prioritized?

12 November 2025

Economist Ingvar Nilsson has over four decades of experience studying the socioeconomic effects of social problems. Here, he outlines five reasons why long-term prevention often fails to materialize.

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Column: When no one sees or applauds

9 November 2025

Today is Fathers' day. I remember my own dad’s aftershave, and how safe my hand felt in his when we walked around town. I also remember his huge patience with me. My questions, my defiance. Back then I didn’t understand that it was his love for me

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Men are not machines

25 September 2025

At a time when boys and men are met with high demands for discipline, constant performance, and encouragement to take part in military build-up—at the risk of their own lives—we need a counter-voice that says: “Men are not machines. We are human

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Prepare for peace – not war

21 September 2025

Today, on the International Day of Peace, September 21, the news is dominated by reports of war, military build-up, and threats. But peace is not just the absence of war. Peace is the presence of justice, security, and equality. It’s time to ask the

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Column: The men in love is blind are broken

13 September 2025

They’re sitting on a couch in front of a packed audience—the dream couple. Kal in a baby-pink suit and Sarover in a sparkling pink dress. It’s the reunion episode for the latest UK season of Love Is Blind, and now we get to find out what happened.

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The price men pay

26 August 2025

In the newly released Swedish documentary called "Priset män betalar" (The Price Men Pay, SVT), the world of so-called "manfluencers" is explored. At MÄN, we found some perspectives to be missing from the discussion. Here is our contribution, with an

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DEBATE. Who truly values Sweden’s sons?

3 July 2025

Ebba Busch recently wrote in Dagens Nyheter that Sweden needs a new kind of masculinity—disciplined and ready for war. She frames this as a way to care for boys. But what does it really say about how we value men’s lives, when masculinity is defined

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Evaluation of Machofabriken shows good results

9 June 2025

Conversations that were once difficult to start—about emotions, violence, and masculinity—are now becoming possible thanks to Machofabriken. In a new evaluation, users across Sweden describe how the material engages students, shifts the classroom

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Teysir Subhi: “I don’t think teachers can be completely apolitical”

21 May 2025

Teysir Subhi is a teacher in Biskopsgården and a former party leader for the political party Feministiskt Initiativ, as well as a city council member in Gothenburg. One of her former students recently lost his life in a shooting. “It’s not a lack of

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