Challenging masculinities to adress sexual and gender based violence – Mmegi

Name of Article : Challenging masculinities to address sexual and gender based violence

Name of publication : Mmegi

Name of Journalist : Doris Kumbawa

Date : 07 December 2011

Country : Botswana

Skills : Fairness

Theme : Gender violence

Genre : Opinion

Gem classification : Gender aware

Description :

Mike ( not his real name) is a form two student attending a training on sexual and gender based violence (SGBV) and factors that contributes to sgbv such as the socialization   process that determines the power dynamics between men and women in society. As the information registers , he reflects pensively on the import of the message, and then asks:” will this not give too much power to women to do as they wish ? Does this mean that when I get married , my wife will not cook for me?” As the world commemorate the 16 days of activism against violence of women and children and world AIDS day 2011, and gears towards international human rights day on the 10th of December.Mikes fear are similar to those of many boys and that the world needs to adress ,if it is to nip SGBV in the bud, and in so doing, make inroads in curbing HIV infections.

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