EXISTING COUNCILS
The International Council for Men and Boys is working to support councils to achieve #GenderEqualityForMen. Such councils currently exist in Norway and the United States:
Norway:
- Men’s Equality Commission
- Press Release: May 13: Norway Broadens ‘Gender Equality’ Debate to Address Disparities Facing Men and Boys
Trinidad and Tobago:
- Men’s Bureau
- Minister Ayanna Webster-Roy: “Let me assure you of something many of you are already aware of. The Gender Affairs Division recognises the vulnerability of our boys and men. The Government is committed to leaving no one behind and ensuring prosperity of all, men and boys, not just women and girls. We are concerned about men’s emotional health, mental health, academic prowess, economic struggles, relationship safety, and capacity to be constructive, contributing citizens.”
United States:
- Federal Government:
- U.S. Commission on Civil Rights: Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys
- Department of Health and Human Services: National Fatherhood Clearinghouse
- State, County, and City Level:
- Connecticut: Fatherhood Initiative
- Delaware: Fatherhood Program
- Georgia: Commission on Men’s Health
- Hawaii: Commission on Fatherhood
- Illinois: Council on Fatherhood
- Pennsylvania:
- Philadelphia: Mayor’s Commission on African American Males
Maryland:
- Montgomery County: Fatherhood Initiative Program
- Prince George’s County: Commission on Fathers, Men, and Boys
- Michigan:
- Kalamazoo County: 4DAD
- Ohio:
- Commission on Fatherhood
- Cuyahoga County: Fatherhood Initiative
- Rhode Island: Fatherhood Initiatives
- Texas: Fatherhood Resource Hub
- Washington, DC: Commission on Fathers, Men, and Boys
- Virginia:
- Prince William County: Fatherhood Initiative
- Washington State: Washington Fatherhood Council
- Wisconsin: Milwaukee Fatherhood Initiative