This step-by-step guide to our strategy to create a City That Works For Everyone – Men And Boys Included – is designed to help you find your way around the strategy as quickly and as easily as possible.
There are three ways to do this:
- Browse using the headers under ‘Our Strategy’ in the left-hand column
- Click here to read The Strategy For Men And Boys in brief
- Read the whole thing from start the finish using the notes below
And remember, the key reason we’ve made the strategy available online in this way is to give as many people as possible the opportunity to shape the strategy by telling us what you think.
You can give us your feedback on specific sections using the ‘Leave a comment’ situated at the top of every page. You comments won’t be published automatically but they will all be read and inform the second draft of this strategy that we aim to complete by the end of March 2011.
If you want to read the entire strategy the best place to start is in the ABOUT section which will give you:
- An overview of the strategy for Men and Boys
- An introduction to the strategy for Men and Boys
- Some information about The Men’s Network
For a better understanding of the context to the strategy then check out the BACKGROUND section which outlines:
- A brief history to the strategy
- Why equality doesn’t work for men and boys
- Our new approach to equality
- The Political and Philosophical Landscape
To get into the specifics of the strategy read the ACTION section which details:
- A list of our 7 key strategic objectives
- How We Will Connect Men and Boys
- How We Help Boys Do Better In Education
- How We Will Help Men and Boys Get Help and Give Help
- How We Will Improve Male Health
- How We Will Include Men and Boys in Strategies and Policies
- How We Will Keep Our City Safe By Keeping Men And Boys Safe
- How We Will Support Dads At Every Stage Of Fatherhood
And to get a sense of the action we will be taking as result of the strategy you may find it useful to read our METHODOLOGY section first:
Before finishing with the section on DELIVERY which details:
- The Framework For Our Strategy For Men And Boys
- How We Will Building Our Strategic Taskforces
- How We Will Create Change For Men And Boys At Grassroots Level
- How We Will Create Change For Men And Boys Locally
- How We Will Create Change For Men And Boys Nationally
- How We Will Create Change For Men And Boys Worldwide
- Our Key Objectives For Year 1
- Our Key Objectives For Year 2
- Our Key Objectives For Year 3
- Our Timetable for 2011-2012
Glen Poole is UK co-ordinator for International Men's Day, Director at the consultancy Helping Men and news editor of insideMAN magazine. Follow him on twitter @HelpingMen or find out more about his work at www.helpingmen.co.uk.
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Thank you and thanks for reading – Glen Poole, Chair, The Men’s Network