Danone’s Global Gender-Neutral Parental Policy

In 2017, together with their partnership with HeForShe UN Women, Danone launched its Global Gender-Neutral Parental Policy on International Women’s Day. The Policy is an initiative which aims to offer a consistent standard of support to all parents-to-be employed across the world - 100,000+ employees across 55 countries. 

It’s based on three key elements:

On December 11, 2020, Côte d'Ivoire’s Ministry of Mines and Geology officially launched the HeForShe Mines Côte d'Ivoire Association. A first of its kind in the mining sector, this project is the result of a partnership between the state, private sector, and UN Women. 

The project, launched in Abidjan by the minister of Mines and Geology, Mr. Jean Claude Kouassi, will see men in Cote D’Ivoire’s mining sector become more involved in the movement for gender equality and the advancement of women. 

Sussex police delivered their 2nd Annual HeForShe Report – Gender Equality in UK Policing on the 7th of December 2020. This report brings together nationally reported data displaying the gender split at senior ranks within police services and shares best practices across police forces in the UK. The report is vital to holding police forces to account for the HeForShe commitments every force in the country has made.

The podcast series is part of initiatives launched under UN Women’s Media Compact partnership with GQ Magazine Turkey and aims to raise awareness on gender equality, break down gender stereotypes, and address the role of men and boys in achieving gender equality. With three episodes published so far, the podcast series will continue to discuss unspoken subjects in 2021.

As a member of the HeForShe movement, AccorHotels has committed to supporting local communities and women impacted by domestic violence by working closely with government bodies, local authorities, healthcare services, and pandemic support teams. 

Last year, the National Olympic Committee of Lithuania embarked on a campaign in support of HeForShe with a focus on gender equality in sports. The campaign invited men to become allies for equality by discarding old stereotypes and becoming united for change. The project opened in Lithuania on the 8th of March, with former President of Lithuania, Dalia Grybauskaitė, becoming its patron. 

Gender equality and women’s rights are not just women’s issues, they are human rights issues. Women fight for their rights every day everywhere. But to achieve an equal world for all, men should question the power dynamics in their actions and words and take responsibility for change.
 

Retired from the U.S. Marine Corps due to combat wounds, 30-year-old Tim Brooks is now a medical student in West Virginia.

He is also a single father with full custody of his 5-year-old son, Austin, and a proud supporter of the HeForShe movement. Tim spoke with Austin about the meaning of HeForShe. The child’s reflection: It was “weird” to him “because shouldn’t we be nice to everyone?” Tim smiled and said yes—and added, “Keep an eye out and stand up for those who need you.”

Joannes Paulus Yimbesalu describes his trip to three primary schools as the highlight of his year.

In December of 2014, the 27-year-old Cameroonian was visiting school projects that his NGO, HOPE for Children Cameroon, was involved with. A deep believer in HeForShe, he decided to integrate gender-equality messages into his talks and inspire the children’s male relatives to make public promises to respect their wives.

“You are not stuck in traffic. You are traffic. Speak up. Cycle on. Support gender equality.”

This was the message on the poster of a recent HeForShe event. On April 5, 2015, over 700 cyclists joined a bicycle rally in Pune, India, to campaign for the HeForShe movement. This innovative event was developed by UN Global Youth Advocate Saket Mani and the World Peace Centre Youth Mission, supported by UN Women.