Women, unfortunately, have been very discriminated against, even in this century. Women are so cruelly thought of that now, women see nothing wrong with mental and physical cruelty towards them. Since the status of women in Africa, is so low, it has caused many men to overpower women...physically. More and more women are being beaten and thinking that it is okay because the women think men are superior to them. A frightening fact is that 16 2/3

Since men make up all of the laws and rules most laws proteins only to men. Laws are only fair to man. Black women of Africa have suffered the most because of discriminating laws. Up in till this century women couldn't own property, vote. Get jobs, and sometimes even leave the house. "The women acknowledge that under apartheid, women's issues were pushed to the back burner while black men and women fought together for liberation. But now women are devoting attention to old and pervasive obstacles. The whole system has placed women in a inferior position." Women were not involved in any environmental decisions or economical decisions. Woman had different jail sentences then men. If a woman killed any one she would be put to a torturous death. If a man he would get a life time sentence with a chance of parole. In Kangaroo courts, punishment for women can be rape by a government official(s). Nelson Mendela the Prime Minister of South Africa once said, "I pay tribute to the mothers and wives of our nation. You are the rockhard foundation of our struggle. Apartheid has inflicted more pain on you than anyone else." Women can't be equal to men if laws don't allow them to. "If you don't get a chance to take part in you laws you don't take part in the rules the govern you life" said Mrs. Shays.

S.O.F.A.W. will be collecting money from private and public distributors. This money will used for sending our representatives to places of poverty to show women how to build a house. We will teach them the basic skill. They women we teach will show their neighbor and then the neighbor would teach their neighbor and so on. If we do this more and more women will get out of poverty, less and less women will live in poverty and finally we are teaching women a skill that that will be able to use.

Women's thoughts on the future are strong and hopeful. "The fight will go on forever. Women will never be equal to men. One day men will be equal to women." Many leaders even thought even though, being beaten and jailed still are positive. Just like Thandi. She was an ANC leader. She protested against women have to where passes that stated information like birth, place of birth, town and reacords. At that protest, was arrested and put into jail for eight years. She says, "One is still doughtful about the future." Felicia Mabuza, another ANC member, says, "South Africa is going to have to get used to seeing women in the board room as well as the bedroom." She also said, "In the coming years black South African women will continue to stand and assume their roles in a fast changing society that is filled with hope and optimism." Women in Africa are gaining hope about their future. The more this happens the more confidence they will get and they will soon be able to face men as equals.

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