¨Feminists as one such group have used their newly acquired power in Western societies to turn what were formerly perceived as the private troubles of women into public issues. They have shown how women’s personal troubles in the private sphere are in fact public issues constituted by the gender inequality of the social structure. It is clear that Euro/American women’s experiences and the desire for transformation have provided the basis for the questions, concepts, theories, and concerns that have produced gender research.¨ Jenda
The quotation above gives a clear meaning of what this blog is all about, a woman’s life and world view. As an African woman my personal opinion is that feminism is an extreme concept (forgive me, this is my personal view) the African woman still want to maintain her husband and children at the same time wants to be heard, she does not want to be the underdog after years of being educated, the African woman want to prove her stance in the society. Happy surfing.........
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i believe the new term coined for the expression when it comes to african women is womanism. it means that african women do not want to be fundamental feminists but as much as possible they would like to be heard while fulfilling their duties to their family and society i.e a right to self determination...
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