{"id":2755,"date":"2020-03-06T17:04:39","date_gmt":"2020-03-06T17:04:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.karongadiocese.org\/?p=2755"},"modified":"2020-03-06T17:04:39","modified_gmt":"2020-03-06T17:04:39","slug":"isnt-this-how-gender-inequality-begins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.karongadiocese.org\/index.php\/isnt-this-how-gender-inequality-begins\/","title":{"rendered":"Isn\u2019t this how Gender Inequality Begins?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Violet Machika <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\nwatched the children stand in line as they received porridge as it is part of\nthe school feeding programs where the community has to organize itself, or if\nlucky, they\u2019re receiving porridge flour to feed the little ones with the\nassumption that children either don\u2019t have food in their homes or part of\nlifting the parent\u2019s responsibility. We will talk about that in the future. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today, I want to share with you about something I found interesting during my visit to Kasitu Primary School, in Kapoka, being one of the areas the Justice and Peace Desk is implementing Safeguarding the Rights of Women and Children <\/em>with support from Misereor Germany. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Boys
Boys enjoying their porridge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I\nobserved that children could go and sit down according to their sexes once they\nreceived their porridge. Boys made their own circle and so did the girls. It is\nthis that has inspired me to write this piece. I asked myself, \u2018who told them\nto sit according to their sexes?\u2019 If it is the teachers or the parents what was\nthe reasoning behind this arrangement? Are boys and girls different? Or, perhaps,\njust like I was told by my grandmother when I was young, \u201cBoys bite! Always\nstay away from them\u201d?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What\nbaffles me is that we speak of gender equality and gender mainstreaming, We\npreach of the holistic approach in promoting the rights of the child, now, how\ndo we implement the same when society, teachers, parents are already planting\nin the minds of girls and boys that they are not equal? What is it that the\nsaid people are telling our young ones when we\u2019re not listening? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With\nthat, I decided to enjoy the porridge and take a few selfies. Maybe we should\nstart diverting towards mindset empowerment, mindset change or what suits.\nBecause this is still nurturing problems we will seek to address 20 years from\nnow. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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