sons – Mother And Child Magazine

How I’m raising my son to be gentle in an ungentle world

I have not always cared about men’s mental health. I grew up and live in a world shaped by patriarchy. A world where power, violence, entitlement and history tilt overwhelmingly toward men. As a gay woman and feminist, I’ve often seen masculinity as something to resist, critique or dismantle, not something to nurture. But life […]

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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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