A world devoid of men: Can this scorched earth new wave of feminism help end GBV?

Women are leaving men behind. Literally. From the 20th century and onwards, there have waves of feminist movements that have helped propel women forward in society.These movements fought for women to be able to vote, to curb sexual harassment and assault, to get women into the workforce and earn their own income independent of men.Undoubtedly, these are great gains for the feminism cause. However, patriarchy is still entrenched in every facet of life.The incomprehensibly high statistics of gender-based violence and rape in South Africa point to this.US feminist author bell hooks wrote in…