'While some real female figures have recently taken up the reins in Africa – Sahle-Work Zewde in Ethiopia and Samia Suluhu Hassan in Tanzania – only three other women currently hold the post of prime minister (Tunisia, Togo, Equatorial Guinea).'
Also receive offers from The Africa ReportWithout making any hasty shortcuts, we have to recognise that the context has changed. The days of conquistadors and other warmongers seeking to build or destroy empires are behind us, and the opportunities to idolise heroes and heroines are dwindling – even if in 2008 a Black man was elected president of the world’s leading superpower.
While some real female figures have recently taken up the reins in Africa – Sahle-Work Zewde in Ethiopia and Samia Suluhu Hassan in Tanzania – only three other women currently hold the post of prime minister , which is far from enough. All the more so as the battle to see more women in positions of responsibility – despite the fact that women represent 50% of the world’s population – is also being waged in the economic arena, an area in which disparities are glaring.This is a particularly painful truth in Africa, according to a recent global study on gender discrimination conducted by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development .
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