OPINION | Positive masculinity is crucial to ending GBV and ...
Father A Nation argues that men who grow up with positive and present father figures are less likely to become perpetrators of violent crimes. (Thomas Barwick / Getty Images)
As South Africa observes Human Rights Day, a non-profit company (NPC), Father A Nation, calls for the need to promote positive masculinity as a solution to stop gender-based violence (GBV), crime, and fatherlessness in the nation.
While commemorating the sacrifices made by people striving for equal rights, it is essential to acknowledge that many human rights violations are rooted in false and wounded masculinity.
Despite SA's Constitution being one of the most progressive in the world, the country grapples with alarming rates of rape, GBV and rampant violent crimes against children. Additionally, fatherless and child-headed households present a stark contradiction to the ideals of democracy over the past three decades.
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