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How can men help to build gender equality at work? How can workplaces and organisations engage men in progress towards gender justice? Men in workplaces, whether senior male leaders or blue-collar men, can play important roles in fostering gender equality in workplaces and organisations.
In this XY collection, we bring together key reports, manuals, and other items of interest, as follows:
- Allan et al., How Business Can Engage Men as Allies for Gender Equality, Mar 4 2020
- Armstrong, J. and Ghaboos, J. (2019). Women Collaborating with Men: Everyday Workplace Inclusion. Murray Edwards College, University of Cambridge.
- Ashcraft, Male advocates and allies 2013
- Barker, The belief that women do care work and men get paid does a great disservice to society
- BroadAgenda, Engaging Men Q and A with Michael Flood
- Catalyst, Actions Men Can Take to Create an Inclusive Workplace 2009
- Cavanaugh, The Power of the Male Ally - Engaging Men Advancing Women 2016
- Center for Women and Business. (2017). Men as Allies: Engaging Men to Advance Women in the Workplace. Bentley University
- Edström, Jerker, and Thea Shahrokh. (2015). Poverty, work, and employment. In J. Edström, A. Hassink, T. Shahrokh, & E. Stern (eds.), Engendering Men: A Collaborative Review of Evidence on Men and Boys in Social Change and Gender Equality. Brighton, UK: Promundo-US, Sonke Gender Justice and the Institute of Development Studies.
- Flood, Michael, and Pease, Bob. (2005). Undoing Men’s Privilege and Advancing Gender Equality in Public Sector Institutions. Policy and Society, 24(4): 119-138
- Flood, Michael, and Russell, Graeme. (2017). Men Make a Difference: How to Engage Men on Gender Equality. Sydney: Diversity Council Australia
- Forte Foundation, The Toolkit - Starting A Male Ally Group 2016
- Futures Without Violence, The Top 10 Things Men Can Do Right Now to Address Sexual Harassment in the Workplace, Dec 6 2017
- Glennerster, Practical steps you can take to reduce sexism in economics, Jan 7 2015
- Good, Helping men get work-life balance can help everyone, July 9 2015
- Halter, Why Men Should Support Gender Equality. On The Marc blog.
- Hassink, A., & Baringer, L. (2015). Fatherhood, Unpaid Care and the Care Economy. In J. Edström, A. Hassink, T. Shahrokh, & E. Stern (Eds.), Engendering Men: A Collaborative Review of Evidence on Men and Boys in Social Change and Gender Equality. Brighton, UK: Promundo-US, Sonke Gender Justice and the Institute of Development Studies
- Holmes, S., and M. Flood. (2013). Genders at Work: Exploring the role of workplace equality in preventing men’s violence against women. Sydney: White Ribbon Foundation
- ILO, Men and Masculinities - Promoting Gender Equality in the World of Work
- Johnson and Smith, How Men Can Confront Other Men About Sexist Behavior, Oct 16 2020
- Lee, Men, work and gender
- Male Champions of Change, Elevating women's representation in leadership 2011
- Male Champions of Change progress report 2011
- Male Champions of Change progress report 2013
- Male Champions of Change progress report 2014
- Male Champions of Change, Playing Our Part Letter Nov 2015
- Male faculty, Ten Things You Can Do Now to Improve the Climate for Women
- Moritz, White men Four things you can do to advance diversity
- Murray Edwards College, Collaborating with Men - FINAL Report 2016
- Murray Edwards College, Collaborating with Men Report 2 July 2017
- NCWIT, Top 10 Ways To Be a Male Advocate for Technical Women 2012
- NCWIT, Male Advocates and Allies 2013
- Price, Where are those proud male 'champions of change'? Nov 25 2014
- Prime, Jeanine, Corinne A. Moss-Racusin, and Heather Foust-Cummings. (2009). Engaging Men in Gender Initiatives: Stacking the Deck for Success. New York: Catalyst
- Prime, Jeanine, and Corinne A. Moss-Racusin. (2009). Engaging Men in Gender Initiatives: What Change Agents Need to Know. New York: Catalyst
- Ratele, Engaging men to support women in science, medicine, and global health, 2019
- Robb, Men as agents of change - Barclays 2015
- Russell, G., & O’Leary, J. (2012). Men Get Flexible! Mainstreaming Flexible Work in Australian Business. Sydney: Diversity Council Australia
- Taylor, Calling all men – five ways you can be a feminist at work, Aug 2 2016
- WGEA, Engaging men in flexible working arrangements, 2014
- Women's Business Council, Men as Change Agents Achieving gender balance in business leadership, 2018
- Working Mother, Men as Allies
- 5 Practical Things Men Can Do For Gender Equality At Work, Oct 2014
- Levy, Men at the Harvard Business School An Unexpected Voice for Redefining Success, 2014
- Harvard Gazette, Men on a Mission, Dec 16 2013
- A gender-equality club, run by men. The Washington Post, August 10, 2015
Also see:
- The recent report Better Together - Increasing Male Engagement in Gender Equality Efforts in Australia, by Bain and Co. (2019);
- The report, Men Make a Difference: Engaging Men on Gender Equality, commissioned by the Diversity Council Australia and written by Dr Michael Flood and Dr Graeme Russell;
- A bibliography of published works on men building gender equality at work and/or in institutions;
- A bibliography of scholarship on work, class, and gender, including a section on building gender equality at work;
- A bibliography of published works on violence prevention in workplaces;
- The projects and organisations focused on men, work, and gender listed as part of this collection of links;
- The reports and resources produced by Male Champions of Change (Australia).
While this collection focuses on paid work and workplaces, other materials in XY's "Resources" collections are relevant for work with men in general to build gender equality. This page provides a guide to XY's vast collection of materials on men's roles in gender justice. Further suggestions are most welcome.