Strategies for Working With Men as Co partners for Change by Prof. Vibhuti Patel Gender sensitivity is acknowledging that women are subordinated in most societies and that this subordination is harmful not only for women & girls, but also for men and boys and the entire society. Gender sensitization makes us aware of why men and women behave differently and understanding their specific needs and concerns. In gender sensitization, conceptual clarity is as important as practice. Only platitudes of gender equality will not do, but all proclamation of gender responsiveness must translate into equal opportunities, equal treatment and equal rewards for men and women thro’ creation of structures and mechanisms. Lessons in gender sensitization go long way in bringing social transformation in favour of gender responsive behavior and mind-set. Last 200 years history of women’s movement has shown that only thro’ proactive efforts by gender sensitive women and men, women’s emancipation from age-old discrimination have been achieved.