Transforming Politics: Male Politicians as Critical Actors for Gender Equality — Expert meeting

This two-day expert meeting in Sarajevo will include a keynote lecture, panels and practical work on policy guidelines. It will bring together:

• Men politicians who are already active or interested in becoming agents of change around gender equality in politics;
• Women politicians who are recognized as leaders for their transformational approaches to gender equality in politics and ready to engage male colleagues;
• Men and women representatives of civil society and women’s movements;
• Representatives of governmental bodies in charge of gender equality policy; and
• Representatives of international organizations working on engaging male politicians on gender quality in politics.

The meeting aims to

• Facilitate exchange of information and experience among participants and raise awareness of existing practices, initiatives and programmes to engage male politicians for gender equality in politics;
• Guide individual participants in defining practical commitments for follow-up actions, through which every participant will demonstrate their concrete support for the ‘Engaging Men’ agenda and for the gender-responsive transformation of politics;
• Contribute to the development of draft practical guidelines to be finalized after the meeting; and
• Facilitate the exchange of ideas and experiences about addressing violence against women, including violence against women in politics and on the correlation between SALW possession and domestic violence.

Concept note and agenda

This meeting is by invitation only.