US EditionSenegal’s ‘schools for husbands’ aim to shift gender roles and keep mothers from dying
Senegal’s 'schools for husbands' train over 300 men to promote gender equality and improve maternal health by increasing male involvement in reproductive care and household duties.
- An imam named Ibrahima Diane promotes male involvement in household chores at a school for husbands in Dakar, Senegal, which is a United Nations-backed initiative.
- The program, launched in Senegal in 2011, has trained over 300 men to support their wives during pregnancy and promote gender equality.
- Aida Diouf, a female health worker, emphasizes that men's involvement is crucial to changing attitudes about maternal health.
- The Ministry of Women, Family, Gender and Child Protection recognizes the program as effective in combating maternal and infant mortality.
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Alí Siles is a PhD in sociology and academic at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. As an academic at the Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios de Género (CIEG) of UNAM, he has spent much of his career studying the current masculinities. In his research, he points out that men have grown up on the basis of many stereotypes, none that has been imposed on them openly and directly, but that through mandates created and reproduced – in their…
Senegal’s “Husband Schools” Engage Men to Improve Maternal and Infant Health - teleSUR English
In Dakar, a United Nations-backed program is training men to participate in household and reproductive health decisions, aiming to reduce maternal and infant mortality while challenging traditional gender norms. RELATED: France Withdraws from Senegal, Ending 65 Years of Military Presence Amid Regional Realignm In Senegal’s capital, imam Ibrahima Diane recently addressed a small group of men on shared domestic responsibilities. “The Prophet himse…
Senegal's 'schools for husbands' aim to shift gender roles and keep mothers from dying
On a recent evening in Senegal ‘s capital of Dakar, an imam named Ibrahima Diane explained to a group of men why they should be more involved in household chores.“The Prophet himself says a man who does not help support his wife and children is not a good Muslim,” the 53-year-old said, as he described bathing his baby and helping his wife with other duties.
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