Sitting On A Man By Judith Van Allen: An Analysis

Before colonialization, Africa women were occupying good positions as the chiefs, they had rights to so many things such as properties, politics… in their society. Labor were divided equally between men and women in the pre-colonial era. Gender inequality started after colonization, it is an issue that keeps existing in different countries including Nigeria. It is manifesting in different aspect and in different parts of Nigeria. Women are seen as lesser beings and are discriminated in every area of their life, including politics, education, military, marriage… Gender equality bill received little attention during the Senate meeting in Nigeria as some women brought up the issue to the senate, and it was voted against by the Nigeria senates …show more content…
He went ahead to talk about how the British came and changed the lives of the Igbo women, by making them surrender to them and changing their laws and system. Allen says, “The experience of Igbo women under British colonialism shows that Western influence can sometimes weaken or destroy women’s traditional autonomy and power without providing modern forms of autonomy or power in exchange” (Allen 165). Before the British people came and spoilt everything, Igbo women had an important role in the traditional political life. Some women were priestess, women had a group where they all meet and discussed about what is going on in the society, women discussed about market issues, their husbands… in these meeting and then came up with a solution in order to help the woman who was in …show more content…
Education can be a cause of gender inequality, with gender inequality still happening, education can be a cause of why gender inequality is still in invoke. In this modern world, honestly it is hard to see one go far in life without an education and it is also hard for anyone who doesn’t have an education to be recognized. If parents are not really educated, then they will not understand what equal rights means and that is why the treat women like lesser beings. Also, it is hard to recognize and respect any female who is not educated, so not only do parents need to be educated, both boys and girls need to be educated, not only to get a degree, but to know about things about the world and social issues affecting the world such as “Gender Inequality”. Also, people have to be educated so that they will know their rights and not let anyone play