Jens van Tricht (1969) studied Women's Studies at the University of Amsterdam and specialized in the changing social roles and perceptions of men and masculinities. Van
Tricht explored the subject of men and masculinities both scientifically and in social practise, connecting women's rights and men's engagement, locally, nationally and globally, on a personal, political and professional level also the personal and the political.
According to Van Tricht, transforming dominant images of masculinity and allowing men to become more human is of utmost interest for both men and women, for children, and for the world at large. Van Tricht has been working internationally as a strategical advisor, consultant and trainer on men and gender justice, is founder and director of Emancipator, the Dutch organization for men and gender justice and member of the Steering Committee of the European MenEngage Alliance. His book ‘Why feminism is good for men’ was published in Dutch (2018), German (2019), Egyptian Arabic (2020) and Korean (2023) and English (2023).
Jens is an accredited trainer-of-trainers who enjoys enormously the personal and collective transformation that can happen in interactive and participative settings. Magic happens outside the comfort zone! Jens has delivered numerous trainings of trainers in The Netherlands and in countries like Lithuania, Egypt, Turkey and Samoa.