Where do African women have more power? Surprise — in countries emerging from war.
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Djimon Phillips
Sidnee Wilson
This article states the progression of women’s rights have been an unexpected byproduct of war, and those countries that have come out of war have the most participation from women in legislature. It is interesting to see this as it demonstrates a shift from the patriarchal attitude previously seen across the world. It’s even more interesting because America is supposed to symbolize freedom and opportunity for all peoples, yet other nations are doing far better regarding women in parliament, which I believe indirectly mirrors their establishment in business society. This speaks to glass ceiling concepts and how America’s expansion and acceptance of women in society is lagging as some places have over 60% of legislature filled with women while the united states has far less.
On Thursday, October 10, 2019 at 10:56:51 AM UTC-5, Djimon Phillips wrote:
Melanie Brahm
In this article Tripp describes how war can fuel the advancement of women’s rights in a country, using Uganda as its main example as in its post conflict state it now has more female legislators than male. The cause of this shift is due to the new roles women were expected to take on in times of war that leads to women being placed in positions of power that they typically would not be occupying. This pattern can be seen across many war-stricken countries, including the United States, and multiple African and European nations, however the article distinctly does not mention the Middle Eastern region where I believe the pattern cannot be seen, at least not to the same extent. Though many countries in the middle east have faced the types of conflict ideal for this type of growth in power for women, they have not experienced the same degree of social development, highlighting the importance of culture in the rate of change regarding this theory.
