HeForShe Journal

UN Women Germany developed the "HeForShe Journal" for allies. It is available in three languages: English, German, and Spanish.

An equal society must also be driven by proactive men willing to share their power and change their behavior. Since this is quite an intimidating undertaking, many men do not know where to start. The idea: Why not start with yourself?

It is challenging for anyone to confront their own gender stereotypes, privilege, and socialization. Change is hard, but freeing yourself from your own limitations is liberating in the long run.

What if everyone could be themselves instead of being forced into a rigid box of gender-specific expectations? What does it do to a person to have expectations placed on them, such as being the sole breadwinner, not being able to go on parental leave without facing prejudice, having concerns about seeking mental health support, or having to constantly suppress their range of emotions? Challenging gender stereotypes benefits people of all genders.

To this end, we developed the HeForShe Journal. It is a journal to guide reflection on gender roles over the course of four weeks. It can be downloaded and filled out digitally. With the questions in the journal, we invite people to look into privileges, socialization, stereotypes, and their role in their lives. It is a long road and certainly not always pleasant, but this is a great start.

The HeForShe Journal can also support a conversation with your friends and family about answers given. Feel free to forward it to other men around you who might benefit from it. We also invite you to share your experiences and thoughts on social media with us and other allies using #HeForSheJournal. What questions, in particular, got you thinking? What did you learn about yourself? Have those around you noticed a change? What other question do you find intriguing? We invite all allies to join in the conversation!  

For more information in German, please go to our website: www.heforshe.de. You can also reach out to us with feedback (in English or German) via heforshe@unwomen.de. 

We can only achieve gender equality together. Join us!

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