The 1994 Rwanda Genocide was a 100-day slaughter that took place in the African country Rwanda. It was a mass murder of minority Tutsi and some Hutu in Rwanda by members of the Hutu majority. Approximately 500,000-1,000,000 Rwandans were killed by the Hutu. This was one of the worst genocides in history, and the effects are still evident more than 20 years later.
The genocide created many problems in the country on top of the already existing problems. But it did create an almost natural experiment with the country's social, economic, and political systems. The result, a reconstructed Rwanda that emerged over the next twenty years.
One major improvement in Rwandan society and politics focuses on women. Women of Rwanda are making history with their new role in politics. No longer are women seen only as an influence in the home but in the government as well. They have been accepted in many areas including the smallest village councils to some of the …show more content…
At the same time, the economy has grown by eight percent annually over the last 50 years, and Rwanda ranks first among 48 African countries in making progress towards the UN’s Millennium Development Goals. Corruption is low, life expectancy has increased from 48 years to 58 over the last decade, and infant mortality is dropping rapidly. Critics like to say that he gets more done in Rwanda than anywhere else in the world.
The increased status of Rwandan women over this time is a huge triumph. Half of the country’s Supreme Court justices are women. Boys and girls now attend primary and secondary school. New laws allow women to own and inherit property and also guarantee citizenship for their children. And the advance of women in the political sphere has grown immensely. In 2000, Rwanda was ranked 37th in the world for women’s representation in an elected lower house of parliament. Today, it ranks
The genocide created many problems in the country on top of the already existing problems. But it did create an almost natural experiment with the country's social, economic, and political systems. The result, a reconstructed Rwanda that emerged over the next twenty years.
One major improvement in Rwandan society and politics focuses on women. Women of Rwanda are making history with their new role in politics. No longer are women seen only as an influence in the home but in the government as well. They have been accepted in many areas including the smallest village councils to some of the …show more content…
At the same time, the economy has grown by eight percent annually over the last 50 years, and Rwanda ranks first among 48 African countries in making progress towards the UN’s Millennium Development Goals. Corruption is low, life expectancy has increased from 48 years to 58 over the last decade, and infant mortality is dropping rapidly. Critics like to say that he gets more done in Rwanda than anywhere else in the world.
The increased status of Rwandan women over this time is a huge triumph. Half of the country’s Supreme Court justices are women. Boys and girls now attend primary and secondary school. New laws allow women to own and inherit property and also guarantee citizenship for their children. And the advance of women in the political sphere has grown immensely. In 2000, Rwanda was ranked 37th in the world for women’s representation in an elected lower house of parliament. Today, it ranks