{"id":40402,"date":"2019-11-26T13:10:54","date_gmt":"2019-11-26T13:10:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/first-lady-explains-women-role-in-rwanda-s\/"},"modified":"2019-11-30T11:12:48","modified_gmt":"2019-11-30T11:12:48","slug":"first-lady-explains-women-role-in-rwanda-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/first-lady-explains-women-role-in-rwanda-s\/","title":{"rendered":"First lady explains women role in Rwanda\u2019s development"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mrs. Kagame was speaking at the Global Gender Summit during a high-level panel session themed; \u201cRealizing a Demographic Dividend through Investments in Gender Equality\u201d, which tackled priority interventions in addressing persisting gender inequalities.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the solid role that they have historically played in societies, Mrs. Kagame said women have been disempowered.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGrowing up I thought and I actually believed, that \u2018what a man can do, a woman can do just as well.\u2019  I maintain that stand,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs fate would have it, the irony of our dark history, suddenly threw our women into a multitude of roles, as they had to be the mothers, husbands, fathers, brothers, comforters and guardians,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>Mrs. Kagame emphasized that sustainable socio-economic growth can be achieved when everyone\u2019s full contribution to the economy is given its rightful value and when access to health, education, profitable opportunities and financial inclusion are no longer the privilege of a selected few.<\/p>\n<p>First Lady of Kenya, Margaret Kenyatta, highlighted an example of how investing in female health workers can particularly drive economic value for countries, something she said her country has experienced.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have seen the impact their (women) work has given us as Kenya. I have seen how trained healthcare community workers have played a critical role in filling the gap to alleviate health staff shortages,\u201d she noted.<\/p>\n<p>Mrs. Kenyatta said that women face similar challenges that limit their ability to engage in development as equal citizens.<\/p>\n<p>The challenges include lack of access to credit, lack of influence due to low representation in decision-making positions, lack of control or ownership of productive assets like land, and lack of financial control to make spending decisions on education and health, among others.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn Kenya, we envisage a country where every woman and girl enjoys gender equality; a country where all legal, social and economic barriers that hinder the progress of women and girls\u2019 are removed,\u201d she noted.<\/p>\n<p>The session featured a panel discussion which observed that women still face barriers to access sexual and reproductive health and rights and access to labor market opportunities, among other things.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-33595 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/49122822151_a4e469af52_b-384dd.jpg\" alt=\"The First Lady, Mrs. Jeannette Kagame has said that the country had to be deliberate in its choices, in order to realize a nation rooted in unity, dignity, and prosperity.\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-33596 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/49122823961_781b473233_b-d1457.jpg\" alt=\"Mrs. Kagame emphasized that sustainable socio-economic growth can be achieved when everyone\u2019s full contribution to the economy is given its rightful value\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-33597 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/ry6b2686-3-fd4c4_1_.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-33598 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/ry6b2722-3-e176b_1_.jpg\" alt=\"President Sahle-Work Zewde ointed out that for the first time in Ethiopia\u2019s history, women in the cabinet have been trusted with posts such as defence and security.\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-33599 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/ry6b2743-3-7f4c5_1_.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Adesina said that Africa must end all forms of child marriage and sexual violence which affects women.\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-33600 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/ry6b2766-2-cc80c_1_.jpg\" alt=\"The Global Gender Summit attracted different leaders from across the continent\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-33601 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/ry6b2805-e0b8b_1_.jpg\" alt=\"\u201cWomen are our mothers, sisters, wives, and daughters\u2026..whenever women gain, everybody gains, and nobody loses,\u201d said President Kagame\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-33602 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/ry6b2811-b521e_1_.jpg\" alt=\"African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat attended the opening ceremony\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-33603 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/ry6b2826-3-097f7_1_.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-33604 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/ry6b2861-548c6_1_.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-33605 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/ry6b2864-94dea_1_.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-33606 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/ry6b2885-b91f5_1_.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-33607 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/ry6b2905-e5217_1_.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-33608 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/ry6b2918-d9645_1_.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-33609 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/ry6b3055-a485b_1_.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-33610 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/ry6b2598-3-7cae0.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-33611 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/ry6b2633-3-e91d4_1_.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-33612 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/49121309861_d1ddf7668b_b-0a274.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The First Lady, Mrs. Jeannette Kagame has said that Rwanda realized from the onset that to build strong communities in the post-genocide era, the country had to be deliberate in its choices, in order to realize a nation rooted in unity, dignity and prosperity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[75],"byline":[170],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-40402","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-homenews","byline-igihe"],"bylines":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"contributors":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default 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