'Women are not only victims, but also contributors.'
Hendrietta Bogopane-Zulu says the victim-contributor theory should also be applied to the spreading of HIV, and many other issues where women are seen only as victims and not contributors.Deputy minister of social development Hendrietta Bogopane-Zulu's recent comments on gender-based violence have sparked fierce debate on social media.
Amid the 16 days of activism for no violence against women and children campaign, Bogopane-Zulu on Wednesday shared some strong opinions at a conference addressing the issues, saying that women played a part and that men were not solely to blame for gender-based violence.“Let's not sit about waiting for enough evidence while women and children are dying. Evidence and research must find us in the process of action.
She also said it was time women took accountability and this accountability must be noted and considered when creating programmes to address such issues. Bogopane-Zulu said she felt that the same victim-contributor theory should also be applied to the spreading of HIV, and many other issues where women are only seen as victims and not contributors.Her comments did not sit well with all, as many felt that she took a serious issue and turned it into a blame game.She makes it clear that women are rarely the perpetrators of rape and murder.
I need every incompetent civil servant to be fired so women can stop dying in this country! We are here, we will do the work.Society is never satisfied until it can pin men's horrendous actions on women. Ladies, we are still going to protest/cry. There's no will power to ending femicide. Do they even ask where the fathers are while women 'raise angry boys'?
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