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Canada Michael Kaufman is an internationally recognized writer, advisor, and speaker, focused on engaging men and boys to promote gender equality and end violence against women.
Michael Kaufman co-founded the White Ribbon Campaign, the largest effort in the world of men and boys working to end violence against women and girls, and to promote gender equality.
YSL Beauty partnered with Dr. Michael Kaufman for its 'Abuse is Not Love' campaign, where he contributed to a paper exploring new ways to engage men to tackle intimate partner violence.
Michael Kaufman is a senior fellow at Equimundo (formerly Promundo), an NGO based in Washington D.C., focusing on engaging men and boys for gender equality.
Michael Kaufman is a member of MenCare, a global campaign focused on fatherhood, aiming to involve men in doing fifty percent of the care work on the planet.
Michael Kaufman has consulted with and spoken to diverse corporations, including Rio Tinto, on gender issues.
Michael Kaufman has consulted with and spoken to diverse corporations, including JP Morgan Chase, on gender issues.
Michael Kaufman has consulted with and spoken to diverse corporations, including Ernst and Young, on gender issues.
Michael Kaufman has consulted with and spoken to diverse corporations, including Barclays, on gender issues.
Michael Kaufman has consulted with and spoken to diverse corporations, including Deutsche Bank, on gender issues.
Michael Kaufman has consulted with and spoken to diverse corporations, including CITI, on gender issues.
Michael Kaufman has consulted with and spoken to diverse corporations, including Microsoft, on gender issues.
Michael Kaufman has consulted with and spoken to diverse corporations, including PepsiCo, on gender issues.
Michael Kaufman has consulted with and spoken to diverse corporations, including Procter & Gamble, on gender issues.
Michael Kaufman has consulted with and spoken to diverse corporations, including Accenture, on gender issues.
Michael Kaufman has consulted with and spoken to diverse corporations, including HP, on gender issues.
Michael Kaufman has consulted with and spoken to diverse corporations, including Deloitte, on gender issues.
Michael Kaufman has consulted with and spoken to diverse corporations, including Royal Bank of Canada, on gender issues.
Michael Kaufman has consulted with and spoken to diverse corporations, including PECO, on gender issues.
Michael Kaufman has consulted with and spoken to diverse corporations, including Baltimore Power, on gender issues.
Michael Kaufman has consulted with and spoken to diverse corporations, including Philips Electronics, on gender issues.
Michael Kaufman has consulted with and spoken to diverse corporations, including Unilever, on gender issues.
Michael Kaufman has consulted with and spoken to diverse corporations, including Triumph International, on gender issues.
Michael Kaufman was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on March 27, 1951. He pursued his academic journey at the University of Toronto, earning a B.A. in Arts and Sciences, an M.A. in Political Economy, and a Ph.D. in Political Science. From 1979 to 1992, he taught at York University in Toronto. In 1991, Kaufman co-founded the White Ribbon Campaign, the first international initiative of men working to end violence against women. He also co-founded the Men for Women’s Choice campaign in 1989. His work has involved collaboration with governments, educators, corporations, NGOs, women’s groups, and the United Nations across fifty countries. Kaufman served on Canada’s and France’s respective G7 Gender Equality Advisory Councils in 2018 and 2019.
Over four decades, Kaufman has established himself as a senior fellow at Equimundo (formerly Promundo), based in Washington D.C. He is the author or editor of nine books, including works on gender issues, democracy, development studies, and fiction. His articles have been published globally and translated into sixteen languages. Notable non-fiction includes “The Time Has Come: Why Men Must Join the Gender Equality Revolution,” and his award-winning novel is “The Possibility of Dreaming on a Night Without Stars.” His most recent novel is “The Last Resort.” He has consulted with and spoken to various United Nations entities, including UN Women, UNFPA, the World Bank, and UNICEF, in numerous international cities.
Kaufman’s professional engagements include working with diverse corporations such as Rio Tinto, JP Morgan Chase, Ernst and Young, Barclays, Deutsche Bank, CITI, Microsoft, PepsiCo, Procter & Gamble, Accenture, HP, Deloitte, Royal Bank of Canada, PECO, Baltimore Power, Philips Electronics, Unilever, and Triumph International. He delivered keynote addresses at UN Women’s 2016 and 2017 conferences on gender equality and corporate social responsibility and was a featured speaker at the “Business Partners for Gender Equality” event at the United Nations. In 2017, he received Canada’s Meritorious Service Cross and was recognized as a UN Women Canada laureate. Apolitical, an international organization for civil servants, named him among its Gender Equality Top 100—The Most Influential People in Global Policy 2019. He resides in Toronto, Canada, with his wife, and they have a grown daughter and son.
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