One Man Can’: shifts in fatherhood beliefs and parenting practices following a gender-transformative programme in Eastern Cape, South Africa

Article

Year

2013

Author/s

van den Berg, W, Hendricks, L, Hatcher, A, Peacock, D, Godana, P, and Dworkin, S.

CONTRIBUTING ORGANISATION/PUBLICATION

Gender and Development. Volume 21, and Working with men on gender equality

SUMMARY

To understand whether and how OMC workshops brought about changes in men's attitudes and practices related to parenting, an academic–non-government organisation partnership was carried out with the University of California at San Francisco, the University of Cape Town, and Sonke. The workshops appear to have contributed powerfully to improved parenting and more involved and responsible fathering. This article shares the findings in more detail and discusses the promises and challenges of gender-transformative work with men, underscoring the implications of this work for the health and well-being of women, children, and men.

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