Gender-Based Violence: Men Must Challenge Patriarchy — Centre LSD
Gender-based violence must be confronted by men through active efforts to challenge patriarchy, harmful practices and other men who promote or tolerate violence against women, the African Centre for Leadership, Strategy…
Gender-based violence remains a persistent and widely under-reported problem in Nigeria, with advocacy groups and government agencies repeatedly flagging high rates of domestic abuse, sexual violence and harmful traditional practices against women and girls. Civil society organisations have long argued that tackling GBV requires more than legal reform or support services for survivors — it demands a shift in the social norms and patriarchal attitudes that normalise control over and violence against women, which is why calls for men's active involvement in prevention efforts have become a recurring theme in advocacy campaigns.
The African Centre for Leadership, Strategy and Development (Centre LSD) is one of several Nigerian civil society organisations working on governance, accountability and social justice issues, including gender equity. Both Daily Trust and Leadership report the group's call for men to move beyond passive non-violence and actively challenge patriarchal structures, confront peers who perpetuate abuse, and support women's leadership — though neither outlet's headline or dek specifies the forum, event or specific recommendations Centre LSD may have outlined for achieving this shift.