Masculinity

In Cambodia, gender roles are traditionally anchored in the Chbab Srey and Chbab Proh—ancient, melodic poems prescribing women as obedient housewives and men as stoic providers as prescribed code of conduct for society.

It is not very hard for misconceptions and myths — such as ideas about child sexual abuse — to spread through a society and are often entrenched into a community’s understanding of the issue. This misinformation process is acute when talking about boys who have faced abuse, with little to no discussion on how sexual abuse affects Cambodia's boys.