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Boys Do Cry
Toxic masculinity is killing men: they are disproportionately the perpetrators and victims of violence. Suicide rates amongst them are twice as high; 80% of homicide victims and 90% of killers are men. Additionally, 30,000 women are killed by their male partners every year.

We need to reinvent what it means to be a man.

More laws will not solve all gender-based violence we see today. We need to change hearts and minds too. That is why we invite you to join our Network of Advocates for a New Masculinity.

If thousands of us commit to being the ambassadors of this social discussion, we can change millions of lives. We will connect to the best organisations working on the subject to bring you, each month, prompts for reflection that you can share with all you know. Join us now!

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