African Women & Development
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...because, according to them, women are too bossy and pompous," she says. (Asare, 1997) "I have realized that women can do even better than men if they are given the opportunity," another woman says. (Asare, 1997) "According to our custom, women do not own land and property," says the third woman. "The banks not only insist on such landed property as collateral, but also demand that they must be located in the urban areas where they have commercial value. But the women live mainly in the rural areas." (Asare, 1997) Each of these women is talking about her efforts to make a life and own a business in their particular country in Africa. The first woman to speak is from Sierra Leone, the second is from Zambia, while the third lives and works in Malawi. Despite their different nationalities, they have many characteristics in common. Each is determined to be successful, each has broken a stereotype, and each faces the problems of survival faced by millions of African women, no matter what their country of origin might be. In virtually all African nations, Africa's women are largely in the informal economy, with very few playing a...
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