{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"African Men Speak","title":"Five Questions #011 - \"If I do both, it is not 50/50\" - South African Woman","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":875,"description":"In the eleventh episode of our Five Questions series, a South African woman reflects on masculinity through the lens of upbringing, balance, and changing social expectations. She traces her understanding back to a traditional household, where clearly defined roles often masked unequal realities, particularly for women managing both domestic and economic responsibilities. From this, she challenges the idea of “50/50,” arguing that true balance depends on how roles are lived, not how they are described.Drawing on her experience of moving from the Vaal region to Johannesburg, she highlights the contrast between community-based traditions and the demands of urban life, in which both men and women navigate shifting expectations. She also explores how inherited beliefs, shaped by history and survival, continue to influence how masculinity and femininity are expressed today.Her reflections raise direct questions about responsibility, balance, and the need for self-awareness, while closing with a clear message: strength without control and care is not masculinity, but harm.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/PeMH7jbl1tx3Xg0T3HoSzQ0BZeC8KwjjNrCjPMwaXj0/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8yYzhh/ZmNhNzQwZWI3Yjc5/M2JkOWJkMGIzMzBj/OGU1Yi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}