Course Module 3

Module 3 illustrates the importance and role of male leaders in advancing women’s empowerment and gender equality. This module illustrates how organizations can engage men to become strong allies for women and gender equality in the workplace.

1. Understand what it means to be gender educated. 
2. Understand the benefits of gender equality for men. 
3. Understand the importance of men being part of an organization’s change management process to advance gender equality.

• USAID. (2023). Engendering Industries Best Practices Framework, with particular attention on the following chapter: 
  • Why Male Allyship Matters 
• USAID. (2023). Engendering Industries: Engaging Men for Gender Equality 
• The International Men and Gender Equality Survey (IMAGES). Please review the IMAGES reports for participant countries 
• Men Engage. www.menengage.org 
• Equimundo. www.equimundo.org/resources 
• MenEngage. Delhi Declaration and Call to Action 
• Equimundo. (2023). State of the World’s Fathers. State of the World’s Fathers: Centering Care in a World in Crisis 

• Take time after the module to brainstorm ideas in your GAP. Reflect on what you have recorded in your Participant Handbook and discuss with colleagues before the next session:
  • What are the social and gender norms and opinions about manhood and maleness within your community, culture, and country, and what are the consequences for men within your organization who deviate from traditional characteristics
  • What can you and others at your organization do to change norms and practices?
  • What support would you find at your organization to make this change? From whom?
  • What resistance would you find at your organization to make this change? From whom?
  • Would joining the MenEngage Alliance help you and your organization build your capacities for the change process in your company and personally? Would this motivate and position others to promote change at your organization?
  • Reflect on what you have learned and refine/revise ideas you have already recorded in your plan, both in completing the Stakeholder Mapping (see Module 5, Activity 6) and potential activities within your GAP.
• Review the required readings for the next session.