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Author: Pamela Shao

Patriarchy in My First Language – Mfumo dume

Posted by Pamela Shao on Nov 16, 2020
Patriarchy in My First Language – Mfumo dume

As a development specialist, I have come across many forms of Patriarchy. In Kiswahili, the word Patriarchy means “mfumo dume ” or male system. In the Southern Highlands of Tanzania where I now live and work, mfumo dume means much more than the ‘rule of men over women’. It is even more than the web ...

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