The Role of Women in Post-independent Africa

Matsumoto (2001) pointed out that in nearly all groups of people, women have greater responsibility for family activities while men have greater responsibility for external activities (p.197) . Therefore, under this conditional thinking, people think that men exist in their families naturally rather than women. The role of men and women, the ideology of the role of men and women, and the stereotypes of men and women represent ways that culture shows a belief that men and women believe in appropriate action. Social actors are factors in our culture that influence not only our individual but also the society where we live, and we understand ourselves and our culture .

Today, in modern society, women and men are treated in much the same way. But was it like this in an old post-classical society? How was it during the two post classical era in North Africa and South West Asia? There are unique differences in South Africa, but there are several similarities. In North Africa, women are actually considered to be elderly people in society. They are considered to be the source of life and are often more respected than men. Men do heavy work and they cultivate and harvest crops while cleaning the land. Women often take care of their children and are in charge of housework. Even if many women participate in trade and markets, they become merchants of long distance trading. Amazingly, post-classic North African women also made their own military units.

African women played a number of political roles in the post-independence era, based on participation in the African anti-colonial struggle in the mid-20th century. In the early days after independence, military rule and unilateral control prevented the elected position in many countries, but female combatants and male fighters were in other parts of Africa, especially the southern African nation We cooperated in a struggle for liberation. In many countries in the 1990s, the domestic gender institutions established in the 1970s have provided institutional foundations for the pursuit of women's rights, even though they have not been fully implemented. Through state-led first lady and feminism of the National Women's Association, I tried to choose women's struggle for political interests. In some cases, it certainly improved the economic difficulties of women and promoted political participation.