We are primed to see women as victims, and men as likely perpetrators. This means that when people are in relationships that break this model, we might not be as quick to spot problems.
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Providing men who suffer domestic abuse with the help they need can also reduce violence experienced by women and children.
Activists and scholars must rethink their neglect of male victims if South Africa is to better understand and resist sexual violence.
Men can also be victims of honour-based violence and more needs to be done to help protect them.
According to a study by Parity, more than 40% of domestic violence victims are male.
In the wake of the #Metoo movement, and with the goal of transforming toxic masculinity into compassionate masculinity, we must create new spaces to listen to male victims of child abuse too.
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