Change among the Gatekeepers: Men, Masculinities, and Gender Equality in the Global Arena

Equality between women and men has been a doctrine well recognized in international law since the adoption of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and as a principle it enjoys popular support in many countries. The idea of gender equal rights has provided the formal basis for the internal discussion of the position of women since the 1975-1985 UN Decade for Women, which has been a key element in the story of global feminism. Connell traces the emergence of a worldwide discussion of men and gender-equality reform and tries to assess the prospects of reform strategies involving men.