Wessel Van Den Berg

Wessel van den Berg works as the Senior Advocacy Officer at Equimundo: Center for Masculinities and Social Justice and is the father of two young children. In his role as advocacy officer he supports Equimundo’s advocacy goals around the world, and convenes the MenCare Global Campaign and Global Boyhood Initiative. His curiosity about men and care led him to work as a kindergarten teacher, counsellor, activist, and researcher. He is co-founder of the MenCare Global Campaign and the State of South Africa’s Fathers report series. He is passionate about evidence-based advocacy, and has worked on topics such as the prohibition of corporal punishment of children, the promotion of gender equal parenting leave, gender equal and violence free workplaces, and gender-transformative sexual and reproductive health and rights. His doctoral study in sociology completed at Stellenbosch University is about engaging South African men in a feminist ethic of care. He is based in Cape Town South Africa.