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This November, what does maleness mean to you?

The question of what it means to be a man, and how much ‘maleness’ comes from our physiological makeup or from how we are raised, has been debated and researched by academics, using masculinity theories to understand historical and contemporary dynamics around the psychology of men. In November (or Movember), when we traditionally celebrate strength […]

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The challenges of raising South African boys to be good men

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In May, the National Council on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide Act 9 of 2024 was signed into law. The new act expands gender-based violence (GBV) definitions and introduces new protections, adding to the robustness of the country’s GBV legislative framework. It is a legal framework that is generally regarded as the most progressive in Africa,

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