Gender Inequality
Gender Inequality in Southern Africa
This semester we have studied Namibia and Botswana through different analytical lenses such as colonialism, gender, race, ethnicity, and religion. All of the information we studied was used to thoroughly understand the history of this country and all the events that happened that led to each country’s independence. Out of all the information we learned, gender is what interested me the most. For my final essay, I want to pursue the topic of gender, specifically gender inequality, throughout Namibia and Botswana. In books we read, including Histories of Namibia by Colin Levs and Susan Brown, The Other Side of Silence by Andre Brink, Maru by Bessie Head, and Nisa: The Life and Words of a !Kung Woman by Majorie Shostak, I noticed that women were always degraded in society. In my final paper, I will have analyzed these readings and further support my topic with outside sources. For my introduction, I will explain the importance of knowing the difference between gender and sex, because people tend to think these words are the same when in fact their meaning is different and specific. I will also explain the geographic location of Southern Africa and give the audience a brief overview of the country. In the last sentence of my introduction I will let the audience know the thesis of my paper so that they focus and prepare themselves about what they are going to hear. In the body of my essay, I will explain how the books that I mentioned above portray gender inequality. Each book will have it’s own separate paragraph so that the paper is organized and easy for the reader to comprehend. Supplementing the readings, I have my own outside sources that I looked up in the PCL Academic Search Complete database that I am going to use to compare to the readings. In my conclusion, I will do my best to raise some questions to leave the reader thinking about gender inequality in Southern Africa. I will also compare gender inequality to
This semester we have studied Namibia and Botswana through different analytical lenses such as colonialism, gender, race, ethnicity, and religion. All of the information we studied was used to thoroughly understand the history of this country and all the events that happened that led to each country’s independence. Out of all the information we learned, gender is what interested me the most. For my final essay, I want to pursue the topic of gender, specifically gender inequality, throughout Namibia and Botswana. In books we read, including Histories of Namibia by Colin Levs and Susan Brown, The Other Side of Silence by Andre Brink, Maru by Bessie Head, and Nisa: The Life and Words of a !Kung Woman by Majorie Shostak, I noticed that women were always degraded in society. In my final paper, I will have analyzed these readings and further support my topic with outside sources. For my introduction, I will explain the importance of knowing the difference between gender and sex, because people tend to think these words are the same when in fact their meaning is different and specific. I will also explain the geographic location of Southern Africa and give the audience a brief overview of the country. In the last sentence of my introduction I will let the audience know the thesis of my paper so that they focus and prepare themselves about what they are going to hear. In the body of my essay, I will explain how the books that I mentioned above portray gender inequality. Each book will have it’s own separate paragraph so that the paper is organized and easy for the reader to comprehend. Supplementing the readings, I have my own outside sources that I looked up in the PCL Academic Search Complete database that I am going to use to compare to the readings. In my conclusion, I will do my best to raise some questions to leave the reader thinking about gender inequality in Southern Africa. I will also compare gender inequality to
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