Wednesday March 7 2012 / Internationalization
35th Globalisation Lecture: Three cheers for the male species!
This is the 35th edition of the succesful series of Globalisation Lectures! Many speakers have performed in Felix Meritis like Naomi Klein, Esther Duflo, Manuel Castells, Mona Eltahawy, Joseph Stiglitz, Noreena Hertz, Benjamin Barber, Dambisa Moyo, Etweda Cooper, Andrew Keen and Kishore Mahbubani.
On the eve of the International Women's Day we consider The Male. Are there any men left that devote themselves to the cause of emancipation, or dare to stand up for women's interests? Are there any real men, who dare bring their manhood up for discussion? Or do the fundamentalist ideas and the macho behaviour actually stem from the changed relation between men and women? Where is the men's liberation movement that will help shape the old ideal of Man-Woman-Society?
Over here, the discussion seems to have died down, but how about elsewhere in the world? Gary Barker of Men Engage shows sparks of light in a world dominated by men, from Brazil to South-Africa and from India to Lebanon.
Gary Barker is the founder of Promundo, a Brazilian organisation that urges men in the working-class areas to think about the violence against women, the care assignments and the gender equality. He is the driving force and founder of Men Engage, a global network of organisations and individuals who commit themselves to reduce the violence against women. Barker is also one of the initiators of the global MenCare campaign, that encourages men to be involved fathers and caregivers.
In 2009, he organised an international symposium in Rio de Janeiro, in which the United Nations' Secretary-General, Ban-Ki Moon, participated. This was where the global framework to involve men in questions of male-female relations was set.
Lecture by Gary Barker and interview and discussion with the audience chaired by Naima Azough.
The Globalisation Lecture is an initiative of the NCDO, De Volkskrant, VPRO/Tegenlicht, Felix Meritis, Uitgeverij Lemniscaat, Radio Nederland Wereldomroep and Sandra Rottenberg, and, for this occassion, in cooperation with Rutgers WPF, IFOR/WPP and WO=MEN Dutch Gender Platform.
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