Rebuilding Rwanda: The Role of Women

The Rwandan genocide claimed a lot of lives including many men who would traditionally provide financially for their families. After the war this responsibility fell to the women who had to go out and work, many of them starting their own businesses. This has over the years contributed to a sense of independence and empowerment for these women and has in a way encouraged their participation in governing the country: "... women hold 56% of the seats in Rwanda's parliament, by far the highest percentage of female MPs anywhere in the world."

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