Männerbildung als Beitrag zur Geschlechterdemokratie (2)

The article is the answer of the (female) author to three questions for the understanding, the development and the most important tasks of gender democracy now and in the future. The actual development of gender democracy as a political target is seen critically by Barbara Stiegler similar to the view of Peter Döge. But at the field of education gender democracy has to be understood as a target in general. Gender mainstreaming as an integrative educational task and issue presupposes gender …

Geschlechtsgerechte Didaktik in der Erwachsenenbildung

The article describes reasons, targets, elements and areas of applications of the concept of gender democratic didactics in adult education. The author investigates prepositions and consequences to pedagogical acting, methodical structuring and basic conditions of educational processes. Finally the concept of gender democratic didactics must not stop in front of the institutional structures. Gender perspective should become part of quality management and organisational and personal development …

Vom Mann zum Vater

In order to reach real equality of men and women it is necessary to substitute not only women but also men and fathers in their role as an “active” father in family, society and professional life. The article describes education of fathers as a relatively new form of adult and further education focusing the consequences of social change processes and orientating by biographical transitions as there are pregnancy, bir th preparation, to be familiar with the role of parents, separation and di…

„Balancing Competencies“

Der Autor berichtet über ein von der EU gefördertes Projekt zum Thema Jugendarbeitslosigkeit, das unter internationaler Beteilung von sechs Länder durchgeführt wird. Kernfrage ist, welche Kompetenzen bei Jugendlichen gefördert werden und welche Bedürfnisstrukturen junge arbeitlose Erwachsene haben.

Rückblicke „Der Mann muss hinaus in’s feindliche Leben …“

Historischer Längsschnitt zum Thema Männerbildung vom 19. zum frühen 20. Jahrhundert.

Stichwort Männerbildung

Begriffsklärungen rund um das Thema Männerbildung: gesellschaftliche Akzeptanz, Anknüpfungspunkte, Methodik, Gender-Aspekte und Forschung.

Bildungsferne Männlichkeit?

Männerbildung als Beitrag zur Geschlechterdemokratie (1)

Gender mainstreaming is gaining relevance in gender and equality policy. But gender democracy means not only equal rights and chances of men and women but also the depart from hegemonial virility as a dominant social structural principle. This political target is far from being reached. Education under the perspective of gender democracy should be orientated at the “new man”. – The article is the answer of the (male) author to three questions for the understanding, the development and the most …

Ein ‚hot topic‘ im sozialen Abseits

The author describes the education and development of men as a hot topic in social offside between dominant masculinity, marginalised movement of man and aspiring women’s education and development. The historical and political starting points for men’s education are different to those of women’s education: Men have to become conscious of the need of giving up private and public privileges while women are profiting of their grandmothers’ successful fights for equality. Various resistances agains…

Von Buben und Damen

The author describes and evaluates actual streamings of men’s studies at the background – and as a result – of the history and development of women’s studies. Ursula Müller’s main questions are: How is gender construction defined by men’s studies? Is it critical research in the sense of social criticism and self reflection? Her answer: It depends on the author. The position of Ursula Müller is grounding on the concept of Robert W. Connell’s plaedoyer for taking serious men as a specific social …