African Fathers Urged to Step Out of Toxic Masculinity

Across the African continent, discussions about raising children are focused mostly around mothers. Fatherhood is often excluded from the conversation.  But as the continent braces for a sharp increase in birthrates over the next 35 years, attention is shifting to the impact of Africa's patriarchal culture on families. Over many centuries the African patriarchal system has allowed men to dominate women. Culture, customs and even laws, have endorsed men as all-powerful. This is...

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