Young girls on the African continent is beneficial. I know, too simple of a sentence, but really there are many layers to this. On a micro level, by helping out just one girl, you serve the benefit of not only the future of that girl but also of her family. Education provides more intellectual and […]
Asking why women are being marginalized is like asking why people have desire. There are a million reasons to give and yet not one answer will suffice. The simple answer I can give for this blog is: the patriarchy. Now before you go thinking that I am some militant, bra-burning feminist, I will admit […]
By Connor J. Wangler The Republic of South Africa is celebrating twenty years of democracy and the fall of Apartheid, whites-only governance. Since the elections of 1994, South Africans have seen tremendous economic growth; however, unlike the “rainbow nation” image that is propagated, this growth has still left many groups behind and in a state […]
Our group is centering our E-book around five different African, Sub-saharan countries and the cultural, economical, political and social challenges that they are facing. Now, this isn’t news for anyone who has been researching as much as we have been researching for the entirety of this class. From all of the different viewpoints of Sach’s […]
Men and women face many different challenges in day to day life, but women alone are hindered by the rampant sexual abuse problems in Africa today. While women are making strides in education and employment equality, they cannot seem to escape the effect that this abuse has on their well-being. Over half of women in […]
Throughout history, women and men have always been considered different – men are the strong, able workers, who provide for the family, while women are the homemakers, who care for children and provide comfort for their husbands. While men were out advancing their skills, learning, and being given chances to improve themselves, women were always […]
Throughout history, woman and men have had very different roles in their societies. As we can see by looking at most ancient (and some modern) cultures, men typically are the ones who are involved in the workforce, the ones who leave every morning to make money or bring goods home to the family. They stay […]
For our final group project, our group is focusing on the 5 areas that Jeffrey Sachs says countries need to invest in to eradicate poverty. These areas are agricultural inputs, basic health, education, power, transport, and communication services, and safe drinking water and sanitation. I’m focusing on Kenya’s development and investment in these five areas […]
Dambisa Moyo articulates that there are three broad types of aid: humanitarian aid, charity-based aid, and systematic aid. These categories are separated by their sense of urgency. For instance, humanitarian aid is the most urgent covering issues such as unexpected natural disasters such as the devastating earthquake in Haiti a few years back. While […]
A developing economy will find more success when all members of society are able to contribute. This is a fact many African countries are learning as some allow women to enter the workforce. According to the IMF’s Women, Work and the Economy research, when a local business in Chad allowed women to participate in a business […]
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