CENTRE FOR POLICY RESEARCH ON MEN AND BOYS
The Centre for Policy Research on Men and Boys is an independent evidence-based research organisation designed to understand and address the challenges men and boys face which prevent them from thriving. This will be through providing, promoting and convening gender-sensitive research, analysis and evidence in areas such as employment, education, health, fatherhood, identity, crime and culture.
Objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:(1). THE ADVANCEMENT OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY:(A) ADVANCING EDUCATION AND RAISING AWARENESS ON EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY;(B) CONDUCTING OR COMMISSIONING RESEARCH ON EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY ISSUES AND PUBLISHING THE RESULTS TO THE PUBLIC;(C) CULTIVATING A SENTIMENT IN FAVOUR OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY;(D) REDRESSING THE COMPARATIVE DISADVANTAGE EXPERIENCED BY MEN AND BOYS THROUGH IMPROVING THE HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF, AND REDUCING THE RISK AND INCIDENCE OF SUICIDE TO, MEN AND BOYS.(2.) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, ON THE LIVES AND WELLBEING OF BOYS AND MEN BY:(A) COMMISSIONING, CONDUCTING AND PROMOTING RESEARCH ACTIVITIES TO FOSTER UNDERSTANDING OF ISSUES SUCH AS EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT, HEALTH, HOUSING, FATHERHOOD, SUICIDE, SOCIAL EXCLUSION AND CRIMINAL ENGAGEMENT, INCLUDING WHERE THEY INTERSECT WITH PROTECTED CHARACTERISTICS UNDER THE EQUALITY ACT 2010;(B) DESIGNING PROGRAMMES, PUBLISHING INFORMATION, AND RAISING AWARENESS THROUGH EVENTS, MEDIA, AND OTHER CHANNELS TO DISSEMINATE EDUCATIONAL FINDINGS AND IMPROVE PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE;(C) ENCOURAGING UNDERSTANDING OF GENDER-RELATED CUSTOMS AND PRACTICES, PARTICULARLY THOSE THAT CONTRIBUTE TO INEQUALITY, AS PART OF THE CHARITY’S EDUCATIONAL DISSEMINATION STRATEGY.
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Trustees
- Professor Roger Kirbychair
- Dr Anna Machin
- Dr Tim Shand
- Gabrielle Hinsliff
- Jo Coburn
- John Joseph Skipper
- Philip Collins
- Professor Sir Michael Marmot
- Sonia Flynn CBE
- Sonia Sodha
- Will Hutton