Coordinator of the Centre for Gender Research, Advocacy and Documentation of the University of Cape Coast (CEGRAD-UCC), Dr. Daniel Fiaveh says men too are vulnerable.
He said although there is no available data to prove this assertion, men also have a number of unsolved problems confronting them daily.
According to him, the data and history of gender have largely focused on women at the expense of men because women have been disproportionately affected or discriminated against on the basis of some cultural practices.
“And so, if you look at research that has been done and activism, the emphasis has been on women,” he continued.
In an exclusive interview with ATLFMNEWS on the topic: How are men analyzed? The pitfalls of gender studies, Dr. Fiaveh said the aim of the Centre is to create awareness to the public that men like women have problems confronting them that should be addressed.
To him, men too can be partners in gender studies and development.
Dr Fiaveh also said the perception that it is the responsibility of men to take care of women should be a thing of the past.
He explained that women in the 21st Century provide for themselves while others compete with men as such men need to rethink.
“And that’s why I’m saying that the same medium that we use in creating these narratives that create the impression that men are always privileged, we should use the same medium to counter those narratives or re-socialize men and boys into knowing that, look, the trend has changed. Society is moving on; women are dependent on themselves.” he continued.
This according to him, will help bring improvement in society since responsibilities are shared.
He, however, urged men to cultivate the habit of helping their wives in the kitchen to enable them to be self-dependent in the absence of their wives.
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Source: Portia Owusuaa Quanii/ATLFMNEWS
