GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT

In most African societies, including the Rwandan Society, differences between men and women have been based on differing responsibilities. A woman was prepared from an early age to assume her future role as wife and mother. The woman’s place remained largely domestic or working in the fields for those from rural communities. A woman learned from her mother about all household tasks performed by the women of her social class. As head of the family, a man was in charge of earning the livelihood for his entire family by working outside the home.