|
|
|
Featured Papers from Rad Essays |
|
|
|
|
This is only a preview of the paper
Click here to register and get the full text.
Existing members click here to login
|
|
|
Gender Inequality in Africa
Introduction
Gender inequality an important and existing issue in underdeveloped countries causes poverty and therefore slows economic growth. By finding strategies to decrease gender inequality, would such countries develop and improve economically? This paper will focus on gender inequality and women’s oppression in Africa, which I believe is one of the most important reasons Third World Countries, such as African countries, are struggling to advance any further. Gender inequality refers to the “unequal distribution of socially valued resources, power, prestige and personal freedom between men and women, reflecting their different positions in the social hierarchy. ...
All through out history, gender inequality has existed and men and women have been always treated differently. ... However, in Third World countries such as African countries, there exists a high level of gender inequality where women are viewed to be inferior to men, especially in the northern countries that are under the influence of Islam such as; Libya, and Egypt, and some of the poorer African countries such as Kenya, Ghana, The Gambia and Sierra Leone. According to a study, Peggy Sanday (1974) found that economic roles affect Gender inequality and that gender inequality increased when women contributed either much more or much less than men did. This paper will show how women in Africa contribute much more, yet still have less rights and less power.
Gender Inequality in Low-income Countries
Low-income countries cover 28% of the earth’s land area. ... Most of these countries are found in Africa and in Southern Asia. The majority of the nations poor are women, and in rural Africa, African women are the majority of the poorest of the poor. Gender inequality is very apparent in Sub-Saharan Africa and the southern part of Northern Moslem countries such as Libya and Egypt, as there are differences in treatment between the sexes; women are viewed as inferior to men, and have less power and prestige. ... In applying this theory to gender inequality in Africa, the men are the powerful, and the women are the less powerful with less rights, power, prestige and resources. Therefore, the power the men have is assumed to deprive the welfare of women in Africa, which causes conflict and injustice. This conflict will continue as long as inequality between the genders persists.
Inequality in Gender Roles
Gender roles are the tasks and activities that are assigned to males and females. In the rural and low-income areas of Africa, gender roles are unequally distributed. ... Women provide the backbone of the rural economy in much of sub-Saharan Africa. ... Food production is the major activity of rural women and their responsibilities and labor inputs often exceed those of men in most areas in Africa. ... As a result of this gender bias, the mortality rates of females often exceed those of males in these countries. ...
Inequality in the Labor Force
In the labor force, women are under paid and their earnings are consistently lower than mens.
Approximate Word count = 2446
Approximate Pages = 9.8
(250 words per page double spaced)
|
|
|
|
|
|