Making Justice Systems Just CSW70 Policy Recommendations on Addressing Patriarchal Masculinities
On 6 November 2025, the Bahá’í International Community, MenEngage Alliance and UN Women jointly convened a dialogue with experts and practitioners on how transforming patriarchal masculinities can address discriminatory norms and promote inclusive and equitable legal systems. This Discussion Brief is a summary of the key themes from the dialogue, which aimed to deepen understanding of how patriarchal masculinities shape access to justice and to identify the broader feminist transformations required to advance gender and social justice. It examined the structural, political and cultural barriers within justice institutions—including gender bias, power asymmetries, impunity and weak accountability—that undermine fair and equitable legal outcomes. The dialogue underscored the urgency of transformative institutional reforms to ensure justice systems serve all people equally and offered feminist perspectives on addressing patriarchal masculinities as part of advocacy and national-level preparations for CSW70.
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On 6 November 2025, the Bahá’í International Community, MenEngage Alliance and UN Women jointly convened a dialogue with experts and practitioners on how transforming patriarchal masculinities can address discriminatory norms and promote inclusive and equitable legal systems. This Discussion Brief is a summary of the key themes from the dialogue, which aimed to deepen understanding of how patriarchal masculinities shape access to justice and to identify the broader feminist transformations required to advance gender and social justice. It examined the structural, political and cultural barriers within justice institutions—including gender bias, power asymmetries, impunity and weak accountability—that undermine fair and equitable legal outcomes. The dialogue underscored the urgency of transformative institutional reforms to ensure justice systems serve all people equally and offered feminist perspectives on addressing patriarchal masculinities as part of advocacy and national-level preparations for CSW70.
Read More here.