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Asked: April 3, 20202020-04-03T20:50:02+03:00 2020-04-03T20:50:02+03:00In: Culture and Society

Is Feminism in Africa more out of necessity than a movement?

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I believe that feminism in Africa is more out of necessity than a movement pushed by the need of equal right like in the west.

In Kenya specifically, a lot of households in the lower income areas are women led. They are the sole breadwinner. In the last few years more and more women have joined what were considered ‘a man’s job’. Mjengo, mechanics, touts, long haul drivers.

The traditional gender roles in the business sector seem to have blurred but not so much in other areas.

Paying bride price is still a big deal, single mothers are still looked down upon, most of the women in power are still nominated.

I think Kenyan Feminism specifically needs a new name or maybe, it isn’t feminism at all but just people adapting to the times.

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  1. Ian Lai

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    2020-11-19T08:08:20+03:00Added an answer on November 19, 2020 at 8:08 am

    does it matter whether it is a movement or a necessity?
    isn’t it more important to recognise that it is doing for women what the patriarchal society refused to do for centuries.

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    2020-04-15T15:01:04+03:00Added an answer on April 15, 2020 at 3:01 pm

    There is this thing that most people always crave for, Labels. Yani everyone always feels the urge of putting a tag on anything and everything, Ways of thinking, systems of doing things and especially people.

    To be honest, at this moment and time coming to understand the bad and ugly side of “Feminism,” I prefer not to label myself a feminist. I feel like this is a tag that across the board has been used to torture insult and pass harsh judgments. As they say, “We are our worst enemies!”

    I think people should just do good things for the female gender without necessarily tagging themselves Feminists.

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      2020-04-18T12:15:10+03:00Replied to answer on April 18, 2020 at 12:15 pm

      Preach sister! Tell them. Labels and boxes are the cause of so much pain.

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    2020-04-04T06:49:31+03:00Added an answer on April 4, 2020 at 6:49 am

    Chimamanda gave birth to Feminism inNigeria which is now toxic and the original feminists are now even against it. People use it the way we once used the “black” card, only that they didn’t go through 400 years of slavery.

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      2020-04-04T07:38:17+03:00Replied to answer on April 4, 2020 at 7:38 am

      I don’t support exaggerated feminism but if we are to go with your argument, women were second class citizens for an even longer time and were also slaves to add on it. Even today some countris and peopple treat them like trash. You should know this.

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