The project “Road to a Gender Equal World (R2GEW)” aimed to develop the competencies of 28 youth workers and youth leaders in the field of prevention of gender inequalities and gender-based discrimination affecting young people by analysing local realities, exchanging practices and developing actions aimed at the promotion of a society inclusive for all genders. The objectives were: -To develop participants’ understanding of terms crucial for addressing gender inequalities such as gender, human rights, peace, peace education, emotional literacy, masculinity, gender roles, practices of consent, emotional labour, workplace discrimination, and intervention against gender-based discrimination; -To map harmful behaviours and causes of gender inequalities (based on the root-causes method) and how they affect young people; -To develop competencies in developing healthier masculinities for the self and others, etc. and addressing gender equality by exploring perspectives of human rights, peacebuilding and democratic participation, including the legal framework of gender equality protection -To explore and practice tools to address gender inequalities, such as emotional literacy, non-violent communication, non-violent activism, gender mainstreaming, norm criticism and alternative behaviours, and deconstruction of gender roles as well as the principle of inclusivity. -To gain skills to build ongoing relationships with peer accountability by providing a supportive place to reflect upon, process and express emotion -To develop respect for multiple identities and experiences of masculinity and femininity -To enhance international cooperation of participants and their organisation in the area of gender equality, by planning at least 10 local or cross-border actions focussing on deconstructing toxic masculinity, gender roles and gender-based discrimination and violence; -To strengthen the sustainability of the network of young peacebuilders who will bring awareness to the citizens and policy-makers in the EU and neighbouring countries on the existing gender inequalities and ways to address them With this project, planIMPACT and the project consortium wanted to work towards creating safer spaces for the exploration of gender inequalities, and violence against FLINTA persons (FLINTA = Female, Lesbian, Intersex, Non-Binary, Trans and Agender - basically all persons who are oppressed by patriarchy based on their sex, gender, gender identity and/or sexual orientation), pay gap, restriction to the private sphere and other strong issues affecting FLINTA, and in particular how the patriarchal social norms are also affecting men*. The project worked towards creating narratives about the negative effects of toxic masculinity and the overwhelming pressure to be strong, to “be a man” and the interdiction to express one’s emotions as elements contributing to creating oppressive behaviours and fostering gender-based violence. Through this project, it was aimed to address the topic of gender equality from a different angle: social norms also affect men* negatively. Masculinity, as it is constructed today, is a source of oppression, violence, pressure, stigmatisation and discrimination; this is why planIMPACT has decided to approach the prism from this angle.