Today on the podcast I’m talking with Wessel Van Den Berg.
Wessel is the father of two young children aged 6 and 8, and he sees fatherhood as his main job.
In his spare time, his curiosity about men and care has led him to work as a kindergarten teacher, counsellor, activist, and researcher. He works at Sonke Gender Justice and in this capacity has contributed to the establishment of the MenCare Global Fatherhood Campaign and the State of South Africa’s Fathers report series. He also led on Sonke’s advocacy for the prohibition of corporal punishment of children and the promotion of gender equal parenting leave in South Africa.
Wessel completed his doctoral study in 2022 about engaging South African men in a feminist ethic of care.
So today I’ll be talking to Wessel about feminist fatherhood and the state of South Africa’s Fathers.
