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<kawangavik@yahoo.co.uk> Vivian, Not that I am sufficiently schoolled on this topic, but my experience and practice make me feel particularly encouraged to add that in fact a woman is well respected in an 'African' society. This may jerk ones nerves considering the 21st Century illusions on gender mainstreaming more or less skewed to give an impression that African women are over-worked! Not at all. In my culture (running across a bantustan trait), for instance, women are the most respected. My King (not chief) is installed by a woman because they are thought to posses double wisdom. In discussions conducted at Insaka (denoting a cauldron of debate), men would normally fail to reach a conclusion on a given topic and would as a result, adjourn the discussion to a later date with a hidden notion to consult their masters (Women) in homes. The following morning, they would be beaming with pleasure as ideas flow..... In summary, this is why my linneage is Matrilineal where authority is a preserve of women. It is also said in my culture that a woman makes a home, meaning the success or failure of a home (not house) lies in a woman. Sincerely, Victor Kazembe Kawanga New Mansa Museum, Zambia
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