Gender equality a pipe dream unless men relinquish their patriarchal dividend
In sub-Saharan Africa, the inequality gap between men and women can only be probably closed in 135 years’ time
26 November 2019 - 05:10
The 16 Days of Activism against gender-based violence starts on November 25 every year and runs until 10 December — Human Rights Day. These 16 days give us the opportunity to reflect on the structures and behaviours that give rise to gender-based violence, and also the policies that are intended to tackle this scourge.
Gender-based violence is sadly not an anomaly anywhere in the world, but in SA especially, it defines our normal. It is part of a myriad harms directed at women, which include intimate partner violence, domestic violence, sexual harassment, gender discrimination, rape and femicide...
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