Key Publications by MenEngage: CSW70 Edition

On the 70^th convening of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70), MenEngage Alliance is sharing a curated selection of resources that have been developed in partnership with various feminist actors and movements designed to support advocates, policymakers, and practitioners working at the intersection of gender justice and masculinities.

The resources below are divided into two thematic sections. The first one is focused on Foundations & Frameworks that brings together essential resources that underpin our work from policy recommendations and values statements to practical tools for analysis and action. The second section shares resources pertaining to Understanding and Resisting Backlash to Gender Justice in response to the urgent need to address anti-feminist opposition and global organizing.

Foundations & Frameworks 

• MenEngage’s Values, Principles, and Code of Conduct – The ethical framework guiding our global network.
• CSW70 Written Statement (2026) – MenEngage Alliance’s official contribution to the 70^th session of the Commission on the Status of Women.
• Making Justice Systems Just: CSW70 Policy Recommendations on Addressing Patriarchal Masculinities (2025) – A discussion brief with concrete policy proposals for integrating masculinities into justice sector reforms.
• Policy Scorecards & Policy Analysis Toolkit (2022) – Practical tools for assessing and influencing policy from an accountable and gender-transformative perspective when drafting policy that focuses on engaging men and boys.
• Contexts and Challenges of Gender Transformative Work with Men and Boys: A Discussion Paper (2020) – An exploration of the complexities of this engaging men and boys in accountable ways for gender justice across diverse settings.

Understanding and Resisting Backlash 

• A Call to Action: Progressive Policy Approaches to Effectively Engage Men and Boys in Countering Backlash on Rights, Gender Equality and Democracy (2026) — find the downloadable file below.
• 10 Ways to Engage Men and Boys to Counter Backlash (2025) – An introduction to the connections between masculinities and backlash that offers ten strategic recommendations for engaging men and boys in countering backlash.
• “Are (All) Boys Really Like That?” (2025) – A comic strip exploring masculinity, radicalisation, misogyny, and the manosphere.
• Men, Masculinities, and Feminist Foreign Policy (2025) – A review of how governments with feminist foreign policies address the engagement of men and boys..
• Resisting Backlash: Ways Forward for MenEngage Alliance (2025) – A report exploring how backlash against gender equality and women’s rights is manifesting locally, regionally, and globally, based on a series of structured discussions with members of MenEngage Alliance.
• Backlash and Fundamentalism: A Discussion Paper of the Ubuntu Symposium (2022) – Insights from global conversations on the intersections of backlash and fundamentalism.