Women's Roles In Igbo Culture

Women are portrayed weaker than men in the Igbo culture. Men were to work and have many wives , In what is called Polygamy , which was something they believed in. So they have several wives and kids to support. Women are to take care of the children and cook for the man they are all married to. Either one women cooks for him or they all help each other to prepare the meal. All of the women are okay with the fact they share the same man because it’s what they practice. Roles of women are different because of several reasons “ Kinship structure of the group , women role within the economic structure of the society.” Women were to paint the houses of Egwugwu , & the first wife has the most respect just because. When everyone had to eat if the first wife has not arrived yet then the other wives have to wait for her in order to start to drink or even eat their food.Women had started a war because they felt they did not have …show more content…
British colonists beat and ignored women for a long time and still do but by November 1929 , women were very angry , marching through many cities , towns & being disruptive. Participating in several meetings , women play an important role in political decisions. The british did not want to listen to any of what the women had to say about them wanting more power , at first the british colonists ignored what they wanted but they soon got tired of all the females disrupting towns and complaining. So after many days of noisiness and anger , the British colonist issued them a paper stating they would not be getting taxed. The women were very happy with the decision they have made and they no longer go around being loud , angry or disruptive. “ Birth , Marriage , and Burial were the three most important ceremonies in the Igbo culture”