Are gender roles really being broken down?

17Jun09

Women’s “resistance” to traditional gendered roles performed within the family structure, has led to “new” roles of performance in relation to work, marriage and childcare.
Throughout history certain norms were created determining gender roles. Women were perceived as the primary caregiver and men dominated in the workplace. Within the home these norms were learnt and thus [...]

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Lucy’s story

28Jul07

AfroMusing an African Blogger recently appealed to all bloggers covering the recent TED Conference in Arusha Tanzani (June 2007) to support Lucy, a little Kenyan girl, who is living in a place of safety, The Nest Home in Limuru. The Nest was approached by a Nairobi Hospital to take in a 5 month [...]

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