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'Moustaches Unlimited’ and Pledges Fire up DDU College Students - 23 September

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An enthusiastic crowd of about 200 students and faculty members of Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College, Delhi University, welcomed the MenEngage team as a special guest at the annual orientation programme of the Women’s Development Cell (WDC). The WDC of Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College has been actively working in the college campus on issues of women’s empowerment and equal rights for all. WDC convenor Arpita Bhattacharya pointed out that men have emerged as an important partnering constituency as work on women’s empowerment progresses. She added that of late the discourse around masculinity has become significant in the struggle for a gender equitable society. An important view, she said, was of the need for men to reflect upon and undo the manner in which they had been socialized. Empowering women also meant that men should let go of their autocratic hold on power. Thus, this year’s college orientation programme had decided to focus on demystifying the myths of masculinity. Light was thrown upon how popular norms of masculinity had become engrained into the structural system of society, leading to misogyny. ‘Masculine’ men had an autocratic hold over power.  The WDC-led discourse sought to bring out the flip side of male power and privileges, discussing how the notions of masculinity induced a great amount of stress, imposed limitations and led to dehumanization in the course of the socialization of a child from boy to man. 

The WDC said its agenda was to reach out to boys and men in the campus this year to highlight these concerns and bring out the benefits of a gender equitable society that does not threaten men’s power but instead provides a system by which responsibilities are shared and progress achieved through equal effort from equal partners.

The MenEngage team from the Secretariat of the 2nd MenEngage Global Symposium 2014 facilitated a session on the issue of engaging men and boys for gender Justice. As a part of this, Vasudha Joshi’s film ‘Moustaches Unlimited’ was screened. The film explores the gesture of wearing of a moustache as symbolic of one’s masculinity in various communities and institutions such as the army etc. The film examines the various beliefs, traditions and related social prejudices that revolve around these masculine aspirations, bringing out how such practices implicitly feed into a hegemonic distribution of power of men over women in the patriarchal gender system. Runu Chakraborty, a founder member of JAGORI, Delhi, facilitated the lively and interactive discussion that followed the screening. She brought out issues and concerns that were integral to the understanding of popular notions of masculinity and the consequent misogyny and denial of access to power and control to women that they propagated. 

The students took pledges to promote gender equality. Male students also pledged to own up accountability and responsibility on the issue of gender justice from their positioning as a man in society. Female students also took pledges that they would seek to raise awareness among men and boys about their role in bringing about a gender equitable society and its benefits to all.

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  • HOME
    • Who We Are
    • What We Do >
      • Trainings >
        • Understanding Masculinities
      • Campaigns >
        • Ab Baaki Charcha >
          • Beating of a Tambourine in Chittaranjan Park, - 03 October
          • Scenes From Life Provoke Jamia University Students - 29 September
          • Engagement with PRAVAH's interns - 27 September
          • Ab, Baaki Charcha with Srijanatmak Manushi Sanstha - 26 September
          • ABC of Gender Justice holds dialogues to build equal participation at New Seemapuri - 24 September
        • Online Campaigns
        • Bystander No More >
          • 'Moustaches Unlimited’ and Pledges Fire up DDU College Students - 23 September
          • 'Candles In The Wind' Throws Light on Gender Issues in LSR Event -18th September
          • Delhi's Young Men Speak Out on Gender Equality - 16 September
          • 'Immoral Daughters' in Jamia University Sparks Animated Discussion- 15 September
          • Kamla Bhasin Leads Students in Demystifying Masculinities and Femininities- 4 September
          • All Eyes on Jamia Nagar Men's Rally for Gender Rights- 2 September
          • Cross-Learning at NGO Round Table with American activist Ben Atherton Zeman- 28 August
          • 'Voices of Men' by Ben Atherton-Zeman takes College Students by Storm - 28 August
          • Sounds of Freedom The Gender Equality Chapter, 31 August.
      • Advocacy
    • Explore Masculinities >
      • Sexual Violence Research Initiative
      • Partners In Social Change: Engaging Men
      • Initial Results from IMAGES
      • Parivartan: Coaching Boys into Men
      • Changing Norms that Support Violence
      • Men’s Health and Violence- Rape, HIV in South Africa
      • Engaging Men from Diverse Backgrounds in Preventing Men’s Violence against Women
    • Gallery
  • Partners
    • Organisational Partners
    • Individual Partners
  • Core Team
  • Groups
    • MenEngage Jamia
    • MenEngage KiroriMal
    • MenEngage Ramjas
    • MenEngage Hindu
    • MeEngage B.R. Ambedkar
    • MenEngage AUD
    • MenEngage Delhi Meet
  • Events
    • 2015 >
      • Review Meeting with action group
      • Notes of Harmony - Towards Gender Justice
      • Mobilisation in Jamia Millia Islamia
      • Mobilisation in KMC
      • Mobilisation in Ramjas
      • Mobilisation in Hindu
      • Mobilisation in B. R. Ambedkar
      • Mobilisation in AUD
    • 2014
  • GENDER MELA
    • DAY 1- (11th February 2016)
    • DAY 2 - (12th February 2016)
    • DAY 3 - (13th February 2016)
    • Gender Mela Gallery
    • Media Coverage
    • Partners
    • Creating A Buzz
  • Join Us