Gender equity

Many African countries are now working to reestablish the precolonial status and recognition granted to women and to also correct certain disempowering cultural beliefs, norms and practices that date back to precolonial times. This has become imperative since, according to International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde, “When women do better, economies do better.” Also, addressing the Clinton Global Initiative, former President of the United States Bill Clinton noted, “Women perform 66 percent of the world’s work, and produce 50 percent of the food, yet earn only 10 percent of the income and own 1 percent of the