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3 things men can do to promote gender equity

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Jimmie Briggs |

TEDWomen 2021

• December 2021

"It is time for a gender reckoning, beginning with men authentically confronting our internal selves and each other," says essayist and intersectional justice advocate Jimmie Briggs. In this call to action for gender equity, he unpacks how traditional notions of masculinity harm society and offers three ways men can help promote personal safety, dignity and empowerment for all.

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"It is time for a gender reckoning, beginning with men authentically confronting our internal selves and each other," says essayist and intersectional justice advocate Jimmie Briggs. In this call to action for gender equity, he unpacks how traditional notions of masculinity harm society and offers three ways men can help promote personal safety, dignity and empowerment for all.

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Check out Promundo, a global education and advocacy initiative that encourages gender equality and violence prevention through authentic engagement of young men and boys working in partnership with their female counterparts.

Donate to Grantmakers for Girls of Color to help support girl-focused organizations working at the intersections of gender, racial and sexual identities.

Learn about and join the Sister Song movement, a national, reproductive justice organizations centering the challenges of Indigenous and Black women's reproductive and maternal health.

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Essayist, intersectional justice advocate

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Jimmie Briggs is an essayist, journalist and advocate for racial and gender justice.

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This talk was presented at an official TED conference.

Read our curation guidelines.

Check out Promundo, a global education and advocacy initiative that encourages gender equality and violence prevention through authentic engagement of young men and boys working in partnership with their female counterparts.

Donate to Grantmakers for Girls of Color to help support girl-focused organizations working at the intersections of gender, racial and sexual identities.

Learn about and join the Sister Song movement, a national, reproductive justice organizations centering the challenges of Indigenous and Black women's reproductive and maternal health.