By Farouk Martins
Aresa
Professor Blassey Ford is not Hauwa Liman an African woman
the last time we checked but she carried all the stigma of Boko Haram girls
that were sexually abused or killed. She predicted the pain and psychological
trauma she would go through if she ever came forward. Nevertheless, she never
predicted the threat to her life! Even worse is the fact that nothing would
happen or change because her harasser would be believed over her.
In terms of equality between men and women,
we might as well look towards Western Europe and Canada since Africans cannot count
on the story and safety of American women. However, African women are pulling
their weight everywhere. Many of them are just as highly educated as men but
the opportunity to move to the highest level still comes through politics. This
is the place where most women are missing in Africa.
