Equimundo

09/30/2026

New research from Equimundo and the Young Men Research Project, with polling by YouGov, looks at why so many young men feel life was better 50 years ago.

Read the full report: bit.ly/SOAM2026

44% of young men say America is worse off today than it was 50 years ago. When asked what they think was better, they point most often to housing affordability, connection to community, access to well-paying jobs, and the pace of life. Read the full report: bit.ly/SOAM2026

That perception reflects what many are experiencing now. 74% say it is much harder for their generation to feel financially secure than it was for their fathers’ generation, and 69% constantly worry about their own and their family’s financial future. Read the full report: bit.ly/SOAM2026

The State of American Men 2026 looks at what young men are experiencing today, what they want for their futures, and what institutions and communities can learn from it. Read the full report: bit.ly/SOAM2026

Read the full report: bit.ly/SOAM2026

At the same time, most have not given up on the future they want. 54% believe the American Dream is still attainable for them personally, while homeownership, marriage, and having children remain important goals for many. Read the full report: bit.ly/SOAM2026

Read the full report: bit.ly/SOAM2026

Read the full report: bit.ly/SOAM2026

Read the full report: bit.ly/SOAM2026

09/22/2026

Children start learning what boys and girls are “supposed” to be long before adolescence. Primary school gives children a chance to question those expectations while their ideas about themselves and one another are still developing.

Earlier this month, we released Free to Be Themselves, an evaluation of Beyond Gender Stereotypes (BGS), developed by Equimundo and The Children’s Society’s Lifting Limits programme. BGS is a free programme for children ages 7 to 11 that gives teachers lessons and training to help pupils recognise and challenge limiting gender stereotypes.

The evaluation found significant changes in how pupils thought about boys showing care, as well as in educators’ confidence challenging gender stereotypes. BGS also intentionally addresses the stereotypes boys face, because leaving masculinity out of gender equality education can cause boys to disengage from messages around equality and girls’ empowerment.

For schools and educators in England, the BGS curriculum and teacher training are free.

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Read Free to Be Themselves and access the BGS resources. Link in bio.

09/16/2026

UK fathers currently get up to two weeks of statutory paternity leave. New research asks what could change if that became six weeks at 90% pay.

Our UK-focused review with King’s Global Institute for Women’s Leadership, with support from The Dad Shift, draws on 33 studies across 11 OECD countries. The evidence shows that when leave is well paid and reserved for fathers, more fathers take it, they continue doing more care afterwards, and mothers are better able to stay in paid work.

For the UK, modeling estimates that six weeks at 90% pay could add a net £2.68 billion a year to the economy.

The researchers recommend six weeks of leave at 90% of earnings, as a dedicated entitlement for fathers taken independently of mothers’ leave, and extended to the self-employed and those on insecure contracts.

Read the full report: www.equimundo.org/resources/paternity-leave-scoping-review

09/03/2026

We are remembering Gloria Steinem today.

For more than six decades, Gloria helped make feminism part of public life through her journalism, organizing, and activism. She fought for women’s political power, reproductive freedom, economic equality, and the right to live beyond the roles prescribed by gender.

She also understood that gender equality had to reach our homes and relationships. Gloria spoke often about care, about boys growing up seeing men as loving and nurturing, and about the unequal distribution of care work. As she put it: “Women are not going to be equal outside the home until men are equal in it.”

Earlier this year, Gloria invited a small group into her New York home for a talking circle on masculinity. Equimundo founder and CEO Gary Barker was among them.
“Her generosity, her wit, and her insights on how gender power works were overwhelming. She was a generous and insightful fighter. As someone who works to bring men into the journey of gender equality, Gloria inspired me to see feminism as necessary for all of us.” — Gary Barker

We are grateful for what Gloria gave the feminist movement, and for the way she kept widening the conversation about equality, care, men, boys, and the lives we build together.

08/31/2026

Wouldn’t feel right to end August without one more Monitoring the Situation.

This month, Caroline Hayes is joined by Dr. Saed Hill to catch up on some of the headlines, personalities, and conversations making the rounds in male-dominated online spaces.

Watch the August edition, and tell us what you’ve been seeing online lately.

08/28/2026

From the Global Boyhood Initiative archives: 10 practical ways to talk with kids about radical influencers and the content they encounter online.

Start with curiosity. Ask what they’re watching, what they like about it, what they disagree with, and how it makes them feel. Giving young people room to explain what they’re seeing can open up conversations about masculinity, relationships, success, and the messages they’re absorbing online.

Swipe through for the full guide.

More resources for parents, educators, and others supporting boys at boyhoodinitiative.org

08/20/2026

From the Global Boyhood Initiative archives: on giving boys the space to question the expectations placed on them and make their own choices.

As we bring GBI content into its new home at , we’ll be sharing some of our favorites from the archive along the way.

08/18/2026

Nos alegra ser parte de esta conversación sobre paternidades en Chile. El 25 de agosto, Gary Barker compartirá en Santiago los hallazgos del Estado de los Padres en el Mundo, junto a Pamela Saavedra, Claudio Fuentes y Pedro Ruminot.

¡Les esperamos en el GAM! Inscripción gratuita, con cupos limitados.

Les invitamos a este conversatorio donde se presentarán resultados del estudio sobre paternidad Estado de los padres en el Mundo (State of the World`s Fathers) y en Chile. Gary Barker (Equimundo) presentará El Estado de la Paternidad en el Mundo basado en encuestas online a 8.000 padres, madres y cuidadores de 16 países incluyendo 400 entrevistas cualitativas. Pamela Saavedra (EME) presentará sobre los hallazgos el estudio en Chile. Comentarán Claudio Fuentes (UDP) y Pedro Ruminot (comediante). Será un encuentro PRESENCIAL en el GAM (Santiago, Chile) el 25 de agosto a las 11 hrs, gratuito con inscripción previa en link en el QR
Cupos limitados.
Les agradecemos si pueden difundir entre posibles interesadas/os.
Atentamente,
Equipo Organizador
EME/Fundación CulturaSalud
www.eme.cl

08/14/2026

What draws young men into online fitness cultures? Often, it starts with something as simple as wanting to belong.

In this clip from POSTER BOY: BECOMING ZYZZ, we hear about the friendships that formed around Aziz Shavershian, and the gym community that brought together young men who had often felt like outsiders elsewhere.

Equimundo is proud to support this new documentary exploring masculinity, identity, belonging, body image, and the influence of online cultures on young men.

POSTER BOY: BECOMING ZYZZ is now available internationally on YouTube and streaming on Stan in Australia.

Watch and learn more at zyzz.film

08/12/2026

For generations, youth clubs have given young people somewhere to make friends, build confidence, explore their interests, and feel like they belong.

Since 2010, local authority spending on youth services in England dropped by over 70%. Recent UK government funding commitments are a welcome step forward, but long-term, sustainable investment is urgently needed to restore lost spaces.

This International Youth Day, Equimundo and Restless Development are celebrating the role youth clubs have played in shaping generations of young people, and calling for investment in the spaces today’s young people deserve.

Spaces to connect, grow, experiment, and discover who they are, free from limiting expectations about gender.