A Meaningful Gift Guide for Feminist Men
By Sarah Andrews
Do you have a feminist friend, son’s father or partner that you need gift ideas for? Look no further!
Buying gifts is tough—buying meaningful gifts can almost feel like an impossible task.
We’ve got you covered with a list that highlights the best gifts from your favourite causes and organizations. After all, what better way to celebrate the important men in your life than a gift that matches their values?
For the Fashionable Feminists ↓
Advocate for authenticity.
A shirt that looks great, helps him advocate for boys being authentically them, and supports youth programs? Sounds almost too good to be true. But it’s real—our shirts come in navy, cranberry, and white, and all the profits go to youth programs that promote healthy relationships and positive mental health. Get one now.
Represent the rights he stands for
Gen Equality’s variety of shirts gives everyone the chance to showcase the values that they hold dear to their heart. Choose from a large selection.
Take a weight off his shoulders
Help him carry everything he needs with a message to inspire a new generation of tiny giants. Grab his 100% organic cotton tote bag here. Raising Giants sells clothes inspired by history for a new generation of Tiny Giants. Their first collection features six amazing women—Marie Curie, Amelia Earhart, Rosa Parks, Frida Kahlo, Jane Austen and Helen Keller. Plus they are kindly offering a discount code: NGM2021 🧡
Look great while doing good
Who doesn’t want their fun to promote men’s health? When he’s wearing this snazzy t-shirt, he’s helping other men put their health first. Check out Movember’s t-shirts and other moustached merch!
For the Well-Read Men ↓
Turn a new page with a community-built zine.
The 90-page Future of Masculinity zine is a fun and innovative exploration of masculinity’s relationship with all aspects of our lives—self, health, relationships, peers, and culture. Don’t miss it.
Keep him up-to-date on the discourse.
Voice Male has chronicled the social transformation of masculinity across the past three decades. Gift him a subscription to keep him in the loop on all things gender- and masculinity-related.
Help him de-stress by enjoying an impactful activity book.
Help him use creativity as an outlet for thoughtful exploration of equality and inclusion by grabbing an activity book from Gen Equality. No better way to pass the time in long meetings.
Gift him a transformative book club experience.
A book club just for men that explores new, insightful perspectives by collectively reading? Sign him up! B.O.O.K (Beyond Our Own Knowledge) Club is the gift that keeps on giving.
The next cohort starts January 10th!
Psst—want to gift him a gender-related book? Check out our recommendations and previous BOOK Club books!
For the Fun Fathers ↓
Start a brave conversation.
Gift him the best conversation starters for talks about gender and masculinity. These two card decks poses brave questions and affirmations that will start impactful conversations with the whole family!
Challenge him to be kind, bold, and brave.
C’mon…a book of dares? How could you not want to see what’s awaiting you on those pages! Give dads a new fun book that lets them bond with their sons with the book of dares. Grab him a copy from A Call to Men!
Jump start his adventure and self discovery.
The Adventure Card Game may look like just a deck of cards, but it’s actually the first step to an adventure that makes everyone work together while exploring their feelings and self expression. Check out Ever Forward Club’s card game!
Gift him the confidence to role model masculinity.
Raising the next generation doesn’t come with a manual—but it does come with a course! With the Raising Next Gen Men online course you can equip him with the skills and confidence to mentor the young people in his life on positive masculinities and gender discourses.
