page_title: Women in Africa
hierarchical_section_title: Women in Africa
caption_attribution_description: 18 mai 2015, Nyunzu, Katanga, RD Congo&#160;: Une femme congolaise défend et promeut les droits des femmes via un message imprimé sur ses pagnes (robe longue avec blouse et foulard de tête assortis). Photo MONUSCO / Abel Kavanagh = 18 May 2015, Nyunzu, Katanga, DR Congo: A Congolese woman defends and promotes women’s rights through a message printed on her pagnes (long dress with matching blouse and headscarf). Photo MONUSCO/Abel Kavanagh
context_page_description: Women in Africa are women who were born, live, and are from the continent of Africa. The culture, evolution, and history of African women reflect the evolution and history of the African continent itself.
  Numerous short studies regarding women's history in African nations have been conducted. Many studies focus on the historic roles and status of women in specific countries and regions, such as Egypt, Ethiopia, Morocco, Nigeria Lesotho, and sub-Saharan Africa. Recently, scholars have begun to focus on the evolution of women's status throughout the history of Africa using less common sources such as songs from Malawi, weaving techniques in Sokoto, and historical linguistics.
  The status of women in Africa is varied across nations and regions. For example, Rwanda is the only country in the world where women hold more than half the seats in parliament—51.9% as of July 2019, but Morocco only has one female minister in its cabinet. Significant efforts towards gender equality have been made through the creation of the African Charter on Human and People's Rights, which encourage member states to end discrimination and violence against women.
context_section_description: Women in Africa are women who were born, live, and are from the continent of Africa. The culture, evolution, and history of African women reflect the evolution and history of the African continent itself.
  Numerous short studies regarding women's history in African nations have been conducted. Many studies focus on the historic roles and status of women in specific countries and regions, such as Egypt, Ethiopia, Morocco, Nigeria  Lesotho, and sub-Saharan Africa. Recently, scholars have begun to focus on the evolution of women's status throughout the history of Africa using less common sources such as songs from Malawi, weaving techniques in Sokoto, and historical linguistics.
  The status of women in Africa is varied across nations and regions. For example, Rwanda is the only country in the world where women hold more than half the seats in parliament—51.9% as of July 2019, but Morocco only has one female minister in its cabinet.  Significant efforts towards gender equality have been made through the creation of the African Charter on Human and People's Rights, which encourage member states to end discrimination and violence against women. With the exception of Morocco and Burundi, all African states have adopted this charter. However, despite these strides towards equality, women still face various issues related to gender inequality such as disproportionate levels of poverty and education, poor health and nutrition, lack of political power, limited workforce participation, gender-based violence, female genital mutilation, and child marriage.
caption: A Congolese woman defends and promotes the rights of women via a message printed on the fabric she wears, 2015.
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