EXISTING COUNCILS
The International Council for Men and Boys is working to support councils to achieve #GenderEqualityForMen. Such councils currently exist in Norway and the United States:
Norway:
- Men’s Equality Commission
- Press Release: May 13: Norway Broadens ‘Gender Equality’ Debate to Address Disparities Facing Men and Boys
United States:
- Federal Government:
- U.S. Commission on Civil Rights: Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys
- Department of Health and Human Services: National Fatherhood Clearinghouse
- State, County, and City Level:
- Connecticut: Fatherhood Initiative
- Delaware: Fatherhood Program
- Georgia: Commission on Men’s Health
- Hawaii: Commission on Fatherhood
- Illinois: Council on Fatherhood
- Pennsylvania:
- Philadelphia: Mayor’s Commission on African American Males
Maryland:
- Montgomery County: Fatherhood Initiative Program
- Prince George’s County: Commission on Fathers, Men, and Boys
- Michigan:
- Kalamazoo County: 4DAD
- Ohio:
- Commission on Fatherhood
- Cuyahoga County: Fatherhood Initiative
- Rhode Island: Fatherhood Initiatives
- Texas: Fatherhood Resource Hub
- Washington, DC: Commission on Fathers, Men, and Boys
- Virginia:
- Prince William County: Fatherhood Initiative
- Washington State: Washington Fatherhood Council
- Wisconsin: Milwaukee Fatherhood Initiative