GBV – Young men have their say

The ongoing global 16 days of activism campaign would lead many to think there’d be less reports of gender-based violence (GBV) during this period, however, the opposite is true.

Research indicates that men are likely to be the perpetrators, and a Gender Links GBV Indicators Study of 2012, which found that misogyny in Botswana is to blame for this, and sadly, young men aren’t aware peers often encourage this hostility towards women.

Voice Woman sought to find out from young men whether they neglect to condemn sexist behaviour thus condone abusive tendencies that perpetuate GBV by their f...