When Will It End...?
It is no secret that women are vulnerable to all kinds of abuse. It goes without saying that women who are in abusive relationships are at the risk of dying from this social crisis. There are so many women who are trapped in abusive homes and relationships. It makes it very hard to be able to find portable solutions to this social crisis.
Even if women are not in abusive homes they are still at risk of rape or some kind of sexual assault. Our society has become very dangerous for women in society regardless of campaigns and marches we continue to do. Gender Based Violence is caused by Cultural Backgrounds where man are taught that they are more inferior than women and they need to be submissive to them. That creates an environment where women are silenced regardless of the circumstances that they are in. Power shift also plays a huge role in contributing to this problem. When a man is more successful than a woman and he is the breadwinner he also tends to be manipulative and intimidating towards his partner to make her believe that she is in every way below him. Sexual pressure and intimidation is when the man feels that his wife or partner has no control over her body and demands sex regardless of her being comfortable or not.
...And it has not only impacted the women of this society, this stigma has seeped into the lives of children as well. The society are always putting emphasis on how children or the youth are the future of the country but what future can they produce with a past like this. Granted, not all will react negatively to the violence they are exposed to i.e take it out into the world, but one can safely assume that everyone will have some scars at the end of their lifetime. Some not as deep as others but others beyond healing. We have to ask ourselves exactly just what kind of future is being set up for the youth?
Some scars may never heal. Help end the stigma...


I hope more men will read this blog post...its a real eye-opener to the plight of women in South Africa
ReplyDeleteReading this blog inspires me to learn more about gender based violence and to educate others, be it family or friends. It ends now. Enough is enough!
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Understanding the root of the problem is the first step towards ending the stigma. More information like this should be shared.
ReplyDeleteI fully support this blog and the content within, I am a young Man who is currently analysing this situation in our society. What's terrible is, I had to analyze this gruesome activity in my own home. It's so sad to see what our brothers and fathers have become towards our woman, mothers and children. I fully support any movement against gender based violence, human abduction, domestic violence etc. Let's get our world back
ReplyDeleteIt's sooo true we have to do Something!! Enough is enough we must all act hand in hand
ReplyDeleteThis is Soo true
ReplyDeleteSociety needs to make a safe space for men to talk about how they feel they also need to learn how to express their feelings without being ridiculed. This way they can express themselves in other ways other than physically
ReplyDeleteHeartfelt and true. Please suggest what we can do to help.
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