Monday, March 8, 2010

Status of Women in Africa


In my research I have found that of women in Africa (I am mostly relating to Sub-Saharan countries, where the situation is worse) are under-valued immensely and in huge numbers.

African women are probably the hardest-working people in the entire world: in some parts of Africa, women work twice as long as men do, just to earn to same amount. Studies have shown that women produce 90% of the food in Africa and yet very few of them have the right to actually own the land they work on. They are also the ones responsible for providing food, water, health and education in families.

In my opinion, African women are the ones who hold everything together (they both slave away to earn a living and take care of their families) and therefore should have the same rights as men as women should all over the world.






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