African feminism?

Atanga, Lilian Lem

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“…Women who denounce or go against their man no matter the abuse or violence they face from their men is considered "bad wives." This last statement brings us to the question of what feminism is all about and the West and African feminism discourse (Atanga, 2013). At this point, we shall just say that many women prefer saying they are African feminist to preserve the idea of the child, family, and culture which they believe western feminism does not uphold and also shift from cultural and post-colonism.…”

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Perception of the International Women’s Day Celebration in Cameroon: The Case of Biyem-Assi neighborhood, Yaoundé

Abia¹,

Nchanji²,

Asongwed³

et al. 2016

IJGWS

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The International Women's Day Celebration started as a socialist political movement, which fought for women's right to vote and better working conditions. Over the years this movement has fought for education, health, poverty, political integration, violence, armed conflict and the aspirations of the girl child. In Cameroon presently, the perception of women about the International Women's Day Celebrations is not fully appraised. A survey was carried out for a week in Biyem-Assi neighborhood after the International Women's Day Celebration (IWDC). The aim of this study was to generate knowledge on a gendered perception of the International Women's day celebration and the practices attached to it. The survey revealed that 50% of women were perceived to celebrate this day for no reason, as most of them did not know the theme for the day. Also, 88.9% of women indulged in a lot of alcohol with most drunk and other malpractices. The findings speculate that the IWDC is about to lose its political flavour if no action is taken. Women and men both accepted that there was a need for women to be educated more on the importance and relevance of the International Women's day and its celebrations.

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Perception of the International Women’s Day Celebration in Cameroon: The Case of Biyem-Assi neighborhood, Yaoundé

Abia¹,

Nchanji²,

Asongwed³

et al. 2016

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“…In Africa, marriage is a significant rite of passage that can be used to evaluate leadership or as a prerequisite for leadership [14,33]. Notwithstanding, the sexualization of women on biological grounds is one of the contentions of Western feminism and some African feminists, such as Oduyoye [43], although African feminism differs from Western feminism [24,44]. The African feminist landscape has broadened to include different types of feminisms [37,45] that are beyond the scope of this paper.…”

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“…African feminism originated from African women's resistance to colonial supremacy and its subordination of African women, which led to a breakdown of robust cultures and contemporary gender inequalities [24]. African feminism embraces African values of marriage, childbearing, and the preservation of the family [44,45], and recognizes collective indigenous wisdom, wherein are the shared tenets of negotiation, collaboration, cooperation, and balance [37]. While African feminism criticizes patriarchal structures, it also recognizes the role of men in the progression of feminism and justice [14,41,44,45].…”

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“…African feminism embraces African values of marriage, childbearing, and the preservation of the family [44,45], and recognizes collective indigenous wisdom, wherein are the shared tenets of negotiation, collaboration, cooperation, and balance [37]. While African feminism criticizes patriarchal structures, it also recognizes the role of men in the progression of feminism and justice [14,41,44,45]. This notion of African feminism suggests that each gender contributes certain values to the community and that leadership is not restricted to only one gender [22].…”

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“…In Unbowed, Maathai [14] subscribes to a pro-marriage stance, an important component in African feminism [24,37,44]. The Gĩkũyũ community to which Maathai belonged attached high importance to the mentoring and preparation of young persons for marriage, especially in early times [47], and Maathai was not an exception.…”

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African feminism?

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Perception of the International Women’s Day Celebration in Cameroon: The Case of Biyem-Assi neighborhood, Yaoundé

Perception of the International Women’s Day Celebration in Cameroon: The Case of Biyem-Assi neighborhood, Yaoundé

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The “Subalternity” of Women in Social Movements and African Politics

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