Ken the Movie: Allyship and When KENough is not Enough

Am J Health Promot. 2023 Oct 18:8901171231210075. doi: 10.1177/08901171231210075. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThis editorial reviews Barbie the Movie in the context of workplace and community health and well-being. Issues of gender equity, patriarchy, and the role of women in empowering women were all factors that were dealt with thoughtfully and poignantly in the movie's script. A missed opportunity in the movie related to the role men could play as allies in the gender equity movement. Hence, I set out to reconcile this omission by proposing a story line for Ken the Movie. I present gender and health disparities as problems that will require leadership in, and best thinking about, gender equality from both men and women.PMID:37850589 | DOI:10.1177/08901171231210075
Source: American Journal of Health Promotion : AJHP - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Source Type: research