Gender Issues In Rwanda

1) Describe the gender-related problem that you wish to address, citing relevant research to demonstrate the problem does, indeed, exist. Be specific in describing your targeted problem. For example, include the specific population (e.g., age, type of teacher, industry, etc.) to which it applies and the relevant contexts and/or conditions in which the problem occurs or develops.

Growing up in Rwanda right after genocide against Tutsi 1994, I was able to see how the country rebuild itself in all sector in order to achieve development goals. I am so glad that I took this class and learnt about gender and be able to relate to the problem we are facing locally in my country Rwanda. First of all, Rwanda is the first country on the planet with …show more content…
That is, what would “success” for your program look like? What are your desired outcomes? Consider both what you would like to see less of and also what you would like to see more of …show more content…
Not to forget that gender equality will be a challenging for boys to accept as a privileged group as well explained in this book “equality is virtually seen as a loss by the privileged group. If teacher gives exactly equal time to boy and girls, he or she will be criticized as being biased in favor of the minority group. When one is used to being the center of attention all the time, being out of the limelight for a moment or even an hour can feel like complete rejection”( M.Kimmel p214). Another challenge is to convince women to compete with men without the advantage they had before of entering in college with lower grade compared to that one of men, or competing with men in administration position without the advantage they had of reserving 30% for