ACTION
KIT
FOR
INDIVIDUALS
Are
you
ready
to
change
the
world?
HeForShe believes that we can achieve gender equality in our lifetime. But we need your energy
and ideas. All you need to do is dream big and start now!
This action kit is where it all begins. As a HeForShe Equalizer you can:
• Organize HeForShe events to spread the word about the movement
• Create a network of HeForShe Equalizers in your community
• Become part of a global movement of youth leaders taking action for the achievement of
gender equality
Tell us what gender equality means to you and your community and what you’ve been doing to
change the world. Share your photos, videos and reflections at [Link]/heforshe and
[Link].
Have any questions or suggestions? Email us at: HeForShe@[Link]. We’d love to hear
from you!
Thank you for changing the world with us,
The
HeForShe
Team
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What
is
HeForShe?
The HeForShe solidarity movement was created by UN Women to provide a systematic approach
and targeted platform where a global audience can engage and become change agents for the
achievement of gender equality in our lifetime.
This requires an innovative, inclusive approach that mobilizes people of every gender identity
and expression as advocates, and acknowledges the ways that we all benefit from this equality.
HeForShe uses online, offline, and mobile phone technology to identify and activate men in
every city, community, and village around the world.
Since its launch on 20 September, 2014, by UN Secretary-‐ General Ban Ki-‐moon and UN Women
Global Goodwill Ambassador Emma Watson, hundreds of thousands of supporters from around
the world – including Heads of State, CEOs, global luminaries, and people from all walks of life -‐-‐
have committed to gender equality.
HeForShe has been the subject of more than 2 billion conversations on social media, with off-‐line
activities reaching every corner of the globe. Check out Emma Watson’s launch speech and our
TED Talk to learn more.
What
can
you
do?
There is so much you can do in your community to support HeForShe. Below is a list of ways you
can get involved. If we’ve missed something, we’d love to hear from you. Tell us how you’re
making a difference by dropping us a line at HeForShe@[Link]:
• Take
action
today
Don’t be a silent bystander in the face of inequality. Hear something that doesn’t sound
right? Challenge your peers when they speak disrespectfully of others. Change happens
right then and there when you speak up.
• Like
to
write?
Put pen to paper and tell us what gender equality means to you. Talk to community
newspapers to have your work published.
• Get
the
popcorn
ready
Ask your local library to host a film screening and discussion. Need ideas? Try The Mask
You Live In, Girl Rising, He Named Me Malala, Hunting Ground or Miss Representation.
• Express
yourself
Paint a mural showing your view of a gender equal world. Ask your public library or town
hall to feature your work, inviting others to contribute.
• Act
it
out
Swap the gender roles of a well-‐known play or use improv and spoofing to challenge
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stereotypes. Host a discussion afterwards, and hear from everyone what it meant to
them.
• Are
you
a
book
worm?
Great! Bring friends together for a monthly HeForShe Book Club and discussion. Need a
book to start with? Try Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay, Half the Sky by Nicholas Kristof and
Sheryl WuDunn, or I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai.
• Spark
the
change
With the permission of your community or local administration, place a lit candle in a
public space and write a statement about gender inequality.
• Like
to
volunteer?
Organize a HeForShe service trip. Gather a few friends on a weekend morning to lend a
hand at a mentoring program or domestic abuse shelter.
• Keep
the
movement
going
Post a #HeForShe photo, tell us something about stereotypes or how gender affects your
life on Facebook. Tag your friends and encourage them to share their story.
Ready,
set,
inspire!
Start today and let us know how things go!
Be creative and remember to have fun – if you feel stumped or simply don’t know where to start,
reach out to a friend or drop us a line at HeForShe@[Link].
We know what you do today will change the world. We CAN and we WILL achieve gender
equality this 21st century!
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