The X-MEN project was present at the conference “Men, masculinities and public policies. Commitment to equality”, which took place in the Basque Country from 13 to 15 December 2022.
Marking 15 years of the Gizonduz Initiative, a pioneering program of the Basque government to promote awareness, participation and involvement of men in gender equality, the meeting promoted a reflection on the work done so far at the level of public policies, and was an important space for sharing and planning for the future.
Tatiana Moura (X-MEN coordinator at the Centre for Social Studies), Bakea Alonso (X-men partner of the Cepaim Foundation), and Gary Barker (from Equimundo and partner in several projects on masculinities developed at the Centre for Social Studies), attended the congress.
The researcher Tatiana Moura presented the X-MEN project to the audience and reinforced the importance of the work to promote non-violent masculinities and the need to strengthen strategies to break cycles of violence, promoting gender equality through active work with young adolescents (between 12 and 19 years old) at risk or in situations of social exclusion.
