To What Extent Were Womens Roles Affected by the Rwandan...

A. Plan of Investigation (147) To what extent were womens roles affected by the Rwandan Genocide? The aim of this investigation is to determine with detailing, how womens roles and education were truly affected by the genocide. This investigation will more in depth. This investigation is worth studying because it helps to enlighten the reader as to what happened, to clear any biases. We can also see the consequences and learn from those mistakes. In order to research the topic more thoroughly, there will be more analysis of the topic in 3 scope areas; women in the community and household, women in society, and women in education in Rwanda. The types of research conducted in order to gain information on the topic, included scholarly†¦show more content†¦They as a result were not represented in politics, since the maternal figure was still desired.5 †¢ However, to some extent women in post-genocide played a somewhat bigger role in politics; women in the Ministry of Gender spearheaded reform to give the women right to inheritance.6 †¢ The women stepped into the political sphere, taking on non-traditional social roles. Women who also gained rank in the RNP (Rwandan National Party), post-genocide were appointed to strategic positions in the transitional government.7 †¢ Until/during there were no female prefects or mayors, however, while the men were mostly focused on as perpetrators of the genocide, there were high ranking women.8 †¢ Agathe Kanziga and Pauline Nyiramasuhuko, the former first lady and the Ministry for Family Welfare respectively played huge roles in the genocide. Kanziga supported and set up the extremist radio station (RTLM-Radio Tà ©là ©vision Libre des Mille Collines), while Nyiramasuhuko another notorious politician was accused of rape (indirectly committed) and conspiracy to commit genocide.9 3. Women in Education †¢ There were improvements post-genocide; there were more qualified female teachers than male. ( 86.0% to 84.4%). However there was also many problems. Data gathered in 2000, showed that the literacy rate for women was at 47.8% compared to the 58.1% of men.10 †¢ Also of the 7058 teachers in the secondary system, 1358 of those were womenShow MoreRelatedOne Significant Change That Has Occurred in the World Between 1900 and 2005. Explain the Impact This Change Has Made on Our Lives and Why It Is an Important Change.163893 Words   |  656 Pagesof the customary measures we deploy to demarcate historical epochs, the twentieth century does not appear to be a very coherent unit. The beginnings and ends of what we choose to call centuries are almost invariably years of little significance. But there is little agreement over when the twentieth century c.e. arrived, and there were several points both before the year 2000 (the collapse of the Soviet Union, the reunification of Germany, the surge of globalization from the mid-1990s) and afterward