A comprehensive and effective GBVF response in SA cannot leave men and boys behind

Daily Maverick | 07.07.2026 05:03
Growing South African evidence links men’s childhood trauma to later gender-based violence (GBV) perpetration. The Human Sciences Research Council’s (HSRC) first National Prevalence Survey study on GBV provides critical insights by showing that more than a fifth (22.8%) of men had reported high levels of childhood trauma.