Men come to the gender equality party

Equality in combat: Women were admitted to the army in 2007
Equality in combat: Women were admitted to the army in 2007

Despite progress on some fronts, women still endure various forms of discrimination, harassment, violence, marginalisation and exclusion across the globe. These include femicide, genital mutilation, child marriages, trafficking, domestic abuse and sexual assault, or young girls not permitted to drive, wear pants or progress beyond a particular glass ceiling in their chosen profession. Mmegi Correspondent, KELETSO THOBEGA observes that men are, however, getting onto the bandwagon of gender equality and empowerment

While gender issues and women empowerment are often considered to be female-only terrain, more men are coming out to publicly support women’s efforts for equality and opportunities. Post-millennium, it appears many organisations and individuals now understand the need for men to participate in the women’s movement and help end almost 2,000 years of men’s patriarchy.

In progressive and first world countries, feminism is becoming the intellectual framework that both men and women use to analyse political, economic, and social issues because the empowerment of women is crucial to solving a lot of seemingly unrelated problems that are as important to men as they are to women without creating reverse discrimination.

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Refrain from risky behaviours

After long spells of dryness and high temperatures, it is important to celebrate the torrential rains with caution and reasonableness especially when all indications suggest that the rains are not going to stop anytime soon, especially in the northern parts of the country.We want to encourage both the young and the old to refrain from any risky behaviour during this rainy season.Batswana need to be on red alert and not take chances during the...

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