Women in Sierra Leone are striving to expand their rights after the civil war.
Women's rights differ from various areas in Sierra Leone; relatively, women in northern Sierra Leone has limited rights compared to other parts of the region. The treacherous civil war left many women widowed or separated from their husbands. Those women has no way of living, unless they are allowed to own and cultivate their land. Postwar circumstance in Sierra Leone is coercing its traditional culture to open up more opportunities for women. Nowadays in Sierra Leone, group of women as well as youths are striving to expand their rights through campaigns and broadcasting systems. I recall women in United States were able to elevate their status in social hierarchy through World War II; women worked as a labor force while men fought in the war. Postwar women in Sierra Leone and in United States seem to show interesting correlation; war inadvertently gave rise to women's right in both cases.
Even though women's role in society seems to be growing, there are still many women still suffering 'silent war' and postwar side effects such as HIV/AIDS. Ironically, despite the rise of social reforms, the number of rape cases are higher than before or during the war.
I wonder if regional differences are somehow engaged in creating this inconsistent social status women throughout the nation.
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