Compose a 2250 words essay on African Women: Political, Economic & Social Power. Needs to be plagiarism free!Download file to see previous pages... Women are considered to hold a pivotal role in every

Compose a 2250 words essay on African Women: Political, Economic & Social Power. Needs to be plagiarism free!

Women are considered to hold a pivotal role in every society in the world. The prosperity of a community is only possible through their effort and participation. African women have not been have not been an exception to this reality but have actually have been exceptional in their contribution. First and foremost is the political contribution that the African women have provided. Apart from the current common occurrence of the powerful positions of governance they hold is their past activities to even achieve this status. In particular, are the revolutionary efforts that have achieved the desired results. The campaign that led to the end of Apartheid is one of the numerous examples. They are considered to be the pioneers of the movement in consideration of the activities that they took part in before the actual campaign had taken place. Two such incidents is when the assembly of twenty thousand women to protest passes laws for women and the demonstration of two thousand women to protest against prejudice in beer establishments. In the same context are the individual efforts of exceptional African women in the process of revolution. One such example is Prof. Wangari Maathai a Nobel laureate and a fearless activist against degradation of the environment. At the time in her county Kenya there was widespread corruption and impunity. The result was public officials and powerful individuals grabbing public resources for their personal exploitation and with the aim of personal benefit. The reason for her aggressive protests through mass mobilization, demonstrations, calls for international help and literary works was the grabbing and exploitation natural resources that were vital for the conservation of the environment. Although the fact that her appeal was to an authoritarian regime was well known to her she pressed on in the process having to endure a lot of personal turmoil. However her efforts bore fruit when the authorities had to take action against these activities due to the enormous pressure she helped create. Moreover, being awarded the 2005 Nobel Peace Prize was only noble considering her sacrifices for a course she believed in. The active roles played by women in liberation movements and socially conscious courses should not come as surprise. It is in the African perception of feminism to recognize the inherent, multiple roles of women and men in production, reproduction, and the distribution of wealth, power, and responsibility for sustaining human life. This perception was effected in the tradition societies of many communities. The political lineage for the leader was mainly matriarchal in basis and the mother and wife to the chosen leader held very powerful and influential positions (Colombus and Wusu 36). This is the reason that in the face of male domination in leadership that has commonly led to fateful results (civil wars, coups and tribal clashes) women have been at the forefront to challenge it and take up this positions at times. A case in example is Liberia where after having the first woman president things have worked out for the better. However, in this positive political spirit of the African women they have faced many challenges and hardships. Since the advent of colonial rule in Africa women have been at the receiving end. The destruction of the African social-economic structures that empowered them has left them degraded and alienated into the lower class of their societies. Since then, they have been made more devastated by men-made wars and conditions of unequal access to economic, social and political resources (Kathreen 45).