Welcome Lilly! Our new workshop coördinator

Hi everyone, I’m Lilly (she/her), the new workshop coordinator at Emancipator and an Amsterdam native of 31 years. As from October, I will be the point of contact for all our trainers and peers and will make sure that every workshop features one of these amazing trainers. I am really looking forward to getting involved with Emancipator and contributing to the goal of ‘men becoming more human’! Other than that, I play a lot of dungeons and dragons, write books and enjoy listening to Korean hip-hop and R&B.

Also interested in giving workshops? We will organise another training day for new peers in December, keep an eye on the calendar

Pictures of “Man, Oh Man” event in Tivoli

English e-book now available! Why Feminism Is Good For Men

We are proud to finally present to you the English version of the book: Why Feminism Is Good For Men! After being published in Dutch, Arabic, German and Korean the book is now also available in English as e-book. You can buy it on Amazon.

Why Feminism Is Good for Men

What can men do to make this a better world – and what’s in it for them?

‘I am a feminist and I think feminism is good for men.’ That’s Jens van Tricht, engaging boys and men in gender justice in the Netherlands. Over the past century, women have successfully demanded access to domains once exclusively reserved for men, but there has been conspicuous silence around the emancipation of men. And yet men, too, are hampered by gender inequality. Because ‘real men’ are supposed to be tough, self- confident, strong and self-reliant. They have to work hard, aren’t allowed to cry or show any vulnerability. The harness of masculinity impedes men of developing their full human potential and has disastrous personal and social consequences.

Why Feminism Is Good For Men offers a fresh, hopeful perspective on men and masculinity. It shows how men can contribute to a better world, and what they stand to gain from doing that. Van Tricht has written a provocative plea for a more encompassing humanity: the freedom of every person to break loose of constricting expectations and to make the most of his or her talents.

‘This book is a must-read for every man, and for the women who care about them. It offers an inspiring and insightful discussion of men’s lives, gender inequalities, and feminism. Jens van Tricht’s message is both hopeful and accessible.’ – Professor Michael Flood, author of Engaging Men and Boys in Violence Prevention

‘An important contribution to the literature on men’s involvement in gender equality, this is a personal and very readable account of the importance of this work, and the challenges of carrrying it out in practice, from someone who has dedicated much of his life to doing just that.’ – Nikki van der Gaag, author of Feminism and and gender consultant

Jens van Tricht (1969) studied women’s studies at the University of Amsterdam and specialized in ‘men and masculinities’. He is the founder of Emancipator, the Dutch organisation for men and gender justice. He is also a board member of the MenEngage Global Alliance.

Why feminism is good for men is available in Arabic, Dutch, English, German and Korean.

International guests: involving men around the world

10 May, The Hague: International Event Working with Men for Gender Equality

Our partners from Breaking the cycle will be visiting the Netherlands from 7 -12 may: organizations from India, Sri Lanka, Madagascar, Samoa and Spain all working with men to prevent violence against women. On Friday May 10th 14 – 16.30h we are organizing an event on international work on gender equality, sexual and reproductive health rights, the prevention of violence against women, and involving men in this work.

You are more than welcome to gain contacts, inspiration and expertise on the ways in which organizations all over the world are working to involve men in the prevention of violence against women. Besides the visiting partners from all over the world, Rutgers, WO=MEN and UN Women, among others, will contribute. We are still finalizing the exact program, and are very much open to contributions and other support. Please contact our event organizer Melissa at melissa@maction.nl.

The event will take place at ISS in The Hague, 14 – 16.30h. Afterwards we will have drinks and music. The programme is in English.

Want to join? Please register via this form. More information to follow. Find the Facebookevent here.
Can’t make it? On Wednesday May 8th we also have an event in Amsterdam.

Women’s March 2019

Women’s March 2019

01/04/2019 / by Jessica

On the 9th of March 2019 the Emancipator team joined the Women’s March in Amsterdam, together with thousands of other participants. For me, it felt really powerful to be part of the Women’s March together with Emancipator. It was beautiful to see the diversity in the masses and in their demands but to know that in the end we are all fighting for the same thing – women’s rights and gender equality.

Pictures by Jessica Lehmann and Floor van Schagen