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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Every year, thousands of parents in Sweden decide to separate. For children, it often marks one of the most significant upheavals in their lives. Through our three-year project “Pappor i separation”, funded by Allmänna arvsfonden, we aimed to improve
Vejde Gustafsson, editorial manager at MÄN, grew up in the 1980s. A lot has changed since then, but one thing seems to remain the same: it's still boys, guys, and men who are responsible for most of the violence.
MÄN’s colleagues Josefine and Elis recently participated in the conference "Beyond the Box: Gender-transformative Work with Boys and Young Men" in Zagreb, Croatia. The two-day conference was organized by our long-standing partner Status M, which this
The Netflix series Adolescence is one of the most talked-about TV shows in Sweden right now. It takes viewers on a journey into what may be every parent’s worst nightmare: that their own child could have done something as irreversible as it is
MÄN’s Colombian partner organization, Acooc, has recently released a study highlighting the connection between militarized masculinity and violence against women.
We—boys and men—actively shape the image of what it means to be a man. This means we also have the power to change the ideals and norms of masculinity that contribute to violence and poor health.
DEBATE. A terrible act of violence—a mass shooting. A man enters a building and shoots to kill, leaving behind a Sweden filled with sorrow and fear. Many theories are going around about the motive of the perpetrator in Örebro. But one thing is 100
The UN Climate Summit in Baku, COP29, has been summarized with the words “too little, too late”. However, one small but important success was the inclusion of a statement on gender and climate justice, which a working group from MÄN and MenEngage
When the Finnish gender equality organization Miehet ry wanted to start men's discussion groups, they reached out to us at MÄN. Now, our discussion methods have been translated into Finnish.