Archive for the ‘BACKGROUND’ Category

The Political and Philosophical Landscape   1 comment

In the past, specialist work with men and boys has tended to be delivered from a particular philosophical viewpoint – eg pro-feminist, anti-feminist, religious, new age etc. If our strategy to create A City That Works For Everyone – Including Men and Boys – is to succeed then it must embrace the true spirit of [...]

Posted December 18, 2010 by glenpoole in The Political and Philosophical Landscape

Equalities Has Failed Men and Boys   6 comments

The old approach to Equalities no longer works. Any approach to Equality built on a black and white view of the world can only fail. Any approach that assumes that all men are equal and all women are not equal can only fail men and boys – and an approach that fails men and boys [...]

Our New Approach To Equality   1 comment

Our new approach to Equalities – that is designed to help the city work for everyone including men and boys – is 100% aligned to the new national Equalities Strategy and Brighton & Hove Council’s 2010 Single Equalities Scheme. What our new approach to Equalities does is simply take existing Equalities thinking to its natural [...]

Posted December 17, 2010 by glenpoole in ACTION, BACKGROUND, Our new approach to equality

Including Men and Boys in Brighton & Hove   Leave a comment

The people who run our city have a strategy to improve the quality of life of everyone who lives here by tackling inequality and disadvantage and giving everyone the opportunity to help make Brighton & Hove a success. During 2010 The Men’s Network set about meeting and talking with a wide range of people who [...]

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