Men's Staff Network launches

Network aims to raise awareness of the issues affecting men and boys

Colleagues from across the university came together this month for the launch of the new Men’s Staff Network. The network aims to raise awareness of the issues affecting men and boys and the associated impacts on wider society, alongside opportunities for networking and mentoring.  

For the first meeting, attendees were joined by Dom, a Development Worker from the Paul Lavelle Foundation, to discuss the Foundation’s work supporting male victims of domestic abuse. Dom, a recent LJMU graduate himself, outlined the foundation’s history and their work across the Liverpool City Region and nationally to support male victims and survivors, alongside providing healthy relationship education to young people in schools.  

Following this initial meeting, colleagues will be working with the Diversity & Inclusion and Reward, Wellbeing & Engagement teams in HR to shape the focus of the network for the coming academic year and beyond.  

Interested in joining the Men’s Staff Network? 

If you are interested in being involved in the Men’s Staff Network, please contact equality@LJMU.ac.uk  

About staff networks at LJMU 

LJMU’s staff networks aims to foster a sense of belonging, while also raising awareness of the issues faced by particular groups and providing a collective voice within the university.  

As an LJMU member of staff, the following networks are available to join:

• Women in Professional Services Network; 
• Women Professors Network;
• Women Academics Network;
• Staff Disability Network;
• Ethnically Diverse Staff Network;
• LGBTQIA+ Staff Network; 
• Admin and Executive Support Staff Network;
• Men’s Staff Network 

You can find out more about LJMU's staff networks here.