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Senegal’s ‘schools for husbands’ aim to shift gender roles and keep mothers from dying

“By educating men about the importance of supporting their wives during pregnancy, taking them to the hospital and helping with domestic work at home, you’re protecting people’s health.”

Worshippers listen to Imam Ibrahima Diane, advocate for gender equality and an end to harmful practices like FGM and gender-based violence, deliver his sermon at the Great Mosque of Nietty Mbar in Thiaroye, a suburb of Dakar, Senegal, Friday, July 4, 2025.(AP Photo/Sylvain Cherkaoui)
Worshippers listen to Imam Ibrahima Diane, advocate for gender equality and an end to harmful practices like FGM and gender-based violence, deliver his sermon at the Great Mosque of Nietty Mbar in Thiaroye, a suburb of Dakar, Senegal, Friday, July 4, 2025.(AP Photo/Sylvain Cherkaoui)
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Men who teach in the program or attend its talks acknowledge the benefits.

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