The Hands That Build: Women and the Unfinished Work of Nation Building

Wait 5 sec.

By Dhabessa Wakjira* There is a proverb in many African cultures: “When a woman stumbles, the whole household trembles.” But the corollary is rarely spoken: when a woman rises, the entire nation ascends with her. For generations, the story of nation building has been told as a masculine epic—a tale of warriors, kings, negotiators, and […]