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Women Play Growing Role As Men’s Equality Month Expands
November 9, 2026 – The first Men’s Equality Month was held in 2024 with observances in 22 countries around the world. The following year, the commemoration grew as events were organized in 72 countries. This year, the number of countries is expected to increase even more (1).
These efforts have been buoyed by the contributions of women around the world (2).
The leading female leaders in the burgeoning men’s movement include Andrea Guacci (Argentina), Bettina Arndt (Australia), Nandini Bhattacharjee (Bengal), Janice Fiamengo (Canada), Melanie Gill (England), Deepika Narayan Bhardwaj (India), Paty Castilleja (Mexico), Halima Layeni (Nigeria), Maria Legaz (Spain), and Lynn Steinberg (United States).
Among the women producing original commentary this year are:
- Lisa Britton: Writer of articles in Evie Magazine and other publications, and author of her own Substack (3)
- Kat Anna: Men Need Love Too (4)
- Tammy Sullivan: The Manicured Mom (5)
On November 1, a message about Men’s Equality Month was posted on Facebook (6). A review of the comments revealed 96 were posted by women. Following are several of these comments:
- Trinity Plewis: “What a fantastic cause ❤️ as a mother of a 19 yo son and my husband of 24 years I support men’s health and suicide prevention…”
- Bernadette Jenzen: “I feel as you. I have 2 grown sons, 26 and 31 and a hubby of 33 years… Well said.”
- Alison Fruedemacher: Image: “I’M STUCK IN A GENERATION WHERE GLORIFYING WOMEN AND DEGRADING MEN IS WHAT PEOPLE CONSIDER EQUALITY”
- Cath Shippen: “I commend anyone starting a men’s support group, it is very much needed to give support for each other’s mental health etc. Good luck with everything, I hope that men talking together brings solutions to many various problems.”
- Ashley Wilson: “I wonder how many Aussie men we lose this month because selfish women with vendettas want to alienate their kids from their fathers.”
- Kelly C. G. Carr: “thank you. We’re lucky to have each other. We’re not perfect but 24 years, two kids, 3 states, city to country, we worked together as tattoo artists for 8 years across multiple studios and have had a colourful life.”
Not all of the Facebook comments were positive, of course. But the above statements reveal a growing shift in our society’s willingness to recognize that men are trailing behind women in many areas, and to affirm that gender equality is an essential goal for men. (7)
The International Council for Men and Boys consists of over 100 organizations around the world that are working to end the 12 sex disparities that affect men and boys worldwide. https://www.menandboys.net. Donate to ICMB: go to: https://www.menandboys.net/donate/
Links:
- https://www.menandboys.net/mem/
- https://endtodv.org/pr/women-speak-out-to-advance-gender-equality-for-men/
- https://lisabritton.substack.com/
- https://menneedlovetoo.org/work-with-kat/
- https://www.facebook.com/themanicuredmom
- https://www.facebook.com/david.maywald.3/posts/pfbid02YPQuesSkqavhBJ5Ka3xYwJ3f94BzDhPBGoxRAEevMNGTJdaFwfUQnUC9ASN3jazcl
- menandboys.net
