Tag Archives: masculinity

The Making Of A Strong, Well-Respected Man

June 29, 2010 – 10:23 am

What makes a strong, well-respected man? Is it being macho and facing challenges without a single tear? Is a strong man one who is feared by others? Is a strong man one who has many wives/women, and has proven his virility by fathering many children?

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Male Social Networks Key to HIV and Aids Prevention

March 1, 2010 – 9:42 am

A new report suggests networks of male friendships could be used to help combat the HIV and AIDS epidemic in Sub-Saharan Africa, reports AllAfrica.com. The study titled: Extra-Marital Sexual Partnerships and Male Friendships in Rural Malawi, was published last month by the Max Planck Democratic Research Institute in Germany. The report found that a man [...]

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Are You A Brother For Life?

February 26, 2010 – 1:07 pm
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Mozambican Men Are Under Cultural Pressure To Prove Their Masculinity

February 26, 2010 – 11:18 am

Mozambican men are under pressure to prove their masculinity by sleeping with as many women as they can, says Denise Namburete, director of Nweti, a health and development communication NGO in Mozambique and OneLove partner in that country.

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What Is A Real Man?

February 25, 2010 – 11:07 am

What is a real man? In the story below, a single Zambian man in his late thirties explains how his society’s perception of a real man has encouraged (pressured?) him to have multiple partners.  To him, being a real man means having multiple concurrent partners.

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Women Cheat On Their Partners Too

November 13, 2009 – 7:06 am

During our online discussions about multiple concurrent partners, an ongoing theme that has emerged is the belief that men cheat on their partners, and women do not cheat. Part of our challenge has been that most readers who responded to the posts are women, and our male readers have remained  silent even we assured them [...]

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Multiple Concurrent Partnerships Increase Risk Of HIV Infection (Mail & Guardian)

November 6, 2009 – 9:33 am

Years of working a professional nurse have convinced Seobi Matube that having more than one sexual partner is a sure way of getting HIV, reports The Mail and Guardian. “Many men sit around the table and tell false stories about how, to be men, we have to be promiscuous. But this is just an excuse [...]

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