In an opinion piece, Llewellyn King argues that the
long-term future of Africa lies its attitude toward women.” At present, women
in Africa have a raw deal, yet they, and not the natural resources in Africa-
are its future.
Women hold Africa together and suffer in silence. They are
the ones bent over with primitive implements in the fields, inevitably with
their latest infant strapped to their backs. They are the ones who must endure
marriage during puberty, bear children before their bodies are fully formed and
face the world’s highest rates of death during childbirth.
In shiny office buildings in Accra or Lusaka, it is the
women who are moving the work forward. If you need something done, from a
permit to an airline reservation, seek out a woman in an office. However, very
few
