Films for the Humanities and Sciences - To Be a Woman in Burkina Faso

To Be a Woman in Burkina Faso

The lot of women in Burkina Faso is not an easy one. Those who work in the fields toil without adequate recompense; with the added work of child care, home care, and cooking, these women have no time at all for themselves. Women in the city are hardly better off; factory work and home management are a double burden—it is unheard-of for a woman here not to care for and beautify her home. Polygamy is accepted, and women appear to consider it a way of sharing the burdens of work. The future, women feel, will be better only when women are better educated, have access to equal job opportunities with men, and have their own reasonable source of income. (14 minutes)

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