&gt;She believes gender-based violence is directly linked to how men are socialised as boys; and to their inability to live up to the strict rules of traditional African masculinity.

&gt; "To provide is a signifier of manhood and the inability of men to provide and support their families has led to many of them compensating for this 'failure' at manliness in frequently toxic and violent ways," she says.

The issue with toxic masculinity has more to do with social standards of masculinity than any "feminist" idea of masculinity. It obviously changes from place to place, but the idea of men providing and supporting their families seems common in most places around the world.