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Top Job: Is Africa A Men's Continent? by panafrican(m): 3:16am On Sep 26, 2012
Women fighting their way to the top job. Let's hope once they get there, they won't spit on men, this will not work. grin
BTW where did BBC learn that african women are oppressed?

BBC Reporting 25 September 2012 Last updated at 05:08 ET.
By Jessie Kabwila Malawian women’s rights campaigner.



The past 12 months have seen a series of notable successes for African women - with two Nobel Peace prizes, a second president and the first female head of the African Union Commission. For the BBC's Africa Debate programme, Malawian women's rights campaigner Jessie Kabwila asks if Africa's women are on the rise.
It is easy to believe that women are on the rise in Africa, especially when one considers that Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is the president of Liberia and Joyce Banda that of Malawi. From July 2012, South Africa's Nkosazana Dhlamini-Zuma took over the leadership of the African Union. Indeed, the list of women occupying spaces of power is growing.
However, a few questions need to be asked before we can say women are on the rise or not.

Firstly, what is the main source of oppression for women of Africa and can they rise from it, by becoming president of a country?
Continue reading @ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-19700781
Re: Top Job: Is Africa A Men's Continent? by birdman(m): 4:43am On Sep 26, 2012
Weird thing is, african women tend to have more leeway on power than western societies. In the US, a woman hosting a presidential debate is a big deal. We've been there, done that.

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