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Cry like a Boy: because being tough all the time hurts
16/02/2021By
Euronews
From Burundi to Senegal, from Liberia to Lesotho, travel with us across Africa to discover the stories of men buckling under the pressure to conform to traditional male gender roles, and meet those who are defying centuries of stereotypes.
Don’t show your emotions, be strong, be the breadwinner, don’t let a woman tell you what to do, be aggressive, don’t express your fears: these phrases are drummed into many men’s heads from childhood, telling them how to behave like “real men”
The problem with these attitudes is that they do not only harm women, but also men themselves, as they suffer from their efforts to “man up” and feel embarrassed when they are not able to fit this stereotype.