But recently, equality for women came to a halt in Zimbabwe. There is no appeal for this decision, which moves women further back than one might think. For it is the triumph for conservatives in Africa who have urged that the clock be turned back to pre- colonial days. They have argued for a return to the days when women could not own land, inherit property from their deceased husbands or fathers, choose their own wedding arrangements or have any rights to their children in the case of divorce. Their husbands could practice polygamy as they wished.
Tourism is a major industry in Zimbabwe.
Let the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority know that you are unwilling to visit a nation which turns its back on promises made to more than half the population. Take Our Daughters to Work Day, when women and men everywhere try to provide wider vistas to young women by exposing them to the workplace, and the hopes and dreams their brothers take for granted. But no, the subject isn't men's violence against women - it is how the advancement of women is hurting men.