Note to my readers: All the stories in the Chronicles of Africa come from data I collected when completing my dissertation in the late 1980s. Sadly, little has changed for the women and girls in the nearly twenty years since I first wrote these stories. This resistance to change is a testimony to the powerful [...]
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The Money Changers
Posted in Chronicles of Africa, tagged central Africa, empowerment, feminist issues, money changers, women's rights on April 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Kavira
Posted in Chronicles of Africa, tagged bride price, domestic abuse, women's rights and status on April 1, 2010 | 4 Comments »
My first impressions of the lives of women and girls were of the heavy work load, the endless poverty, the segregation between the men and boys and women and girls. These were the visible manifestations of their status. Other, less visible aspects of their lives, especially the symbols of social relations and the social fabric [...]
My Siebren Journey
Posted in Chronicles of Africa, tagged women in Africa, women's empowerment on March 29, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Chronicles of a women’s journey in Africa.
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