THEY’VE PROVIDED SUPPORT
Some men have provided a support system for women. This has enabled them achieve what they set out to do. On the whole, my wish is that men take women seriously. It would really mean a lot in terms of empowerment.
Crystal Newman, Radio presenter
PUSHED WOMEN TO EXCEL
African women are a very strong people. Over time, men’s attitude towards women and the way they treat women has changed. Ironically, it is men’s treatment of women over the generations that has empowered us. For example, women who are in bad marriages, get the determination to survive on their own. They actually excel because it is traumatic for them to look back.
Nabillah Naggayi, Woman MP, Kampala
EDUCATED THEIR DAUGHTERS
Men have taken their daughters to school and encouraged them to excel. unfortunately, they are often unsupportive of their wives. In the Parliament, where men are the majority, favourable policies have been passed such as the education of girls.
Maggie Kigozi, Executive Director Uganda Investment Authority
PROMOTED WOMEN’S ISSUES
Men have joined women in promoting issues affecting them. During the Constituent Assembly, men played a big role in putting issues that promoted women in the Constitution.
Margaret Sekaggya, former head, Uganda Human Rights Commission
