Shifting the conversation on masculinity, together
Founded in 2008, Gendes is an organization that works from the perspective of gender, with an emphasis on masculinity, in order to inspire reflection, intervention, research, and advocacy in Mexico. The goal is to promote and strengthen equal gender balance within relationships, working with men to question their role in a gender-biased, violent social system.
Over 1 050 men have taken part in two-hour weekly group sessions, in which participants are guided in constructing a road map to agree upon actions with their partners in order to prevent further violence. Through coordinated work with feminist organizations, founder Mauro Antonio Vargas Urías seeks to create an alternative group culture among men as a means to generate individual change.