The Mission
A Call to Men works to transform society by promoting healthy, respectful manhood and offering trainings and educational resources for companies, government agencies, schools, and community groups.
At the core of all their education and programming is their signature analysis on the collective socialization of manhood — the Man Box — and their community organizing model for promoting healthy manhood. Their work is rooted in their seven core principles, which include centering marginalized voices and addressing intersectional oppression. Their approach follows the social ecological model, advocated by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, and we actively support the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (Goal 5: Gender Equality).
A Call To Men offers an invitation to men, not an indictment of manhood. They let men and boys know that their ideas about manhood, women, and girls have been shaped by their collective socialization. The messages that the media and culture bombard us with tell us that women are objects, property, and have less value than men.
Their job is to raise men’s and boys’ consciousness about their collective socialization so that they can think critically about how they might be reinforcing or passing on these harmful beliefs and so they can challenge those beliefs in other men. Because they address the root of these problems (from domestic violence and sexual assault to sexual harassment and workplace discrimination), they are paving the way for gender equity.
For decades, A Call To Men has mobilized hundreds of thousands of male-identified aspiring allies to women and girls around the world.
They have called men into this work, while holding them accountable, and educated and empowered them to speak out against and take action to prevent gender-based violence and discrimination. And they are doing the same for those who want to be aspiring allies to Black people and other people of color.
Since their founding in 2002, they have trained more than a million people and worked with organizations around the world, including the National Football League, National Basketball Association, National Hockey League, Major League Baseball, Major League Soccer, Uber, Deloitte, Harry’s, J.P. Morgan, the United States Military, the U.S. Department of Justice, the United Nations, and colleges and universities across the country.
