USA Africa Dialogue Series - 10 variations of male chauvinism around the world in various lands (Emeagwali)

10 manifestations, claims and variations of male chauvinism around the world in various lands:

1. You , women, are the weaker sex in need of paternalistic protection .

2. I , the male, am the head of the family, the authority, the pater familias, the overlord and the hegemon.
You are not a partner but a diffident and subdued footstool.

3. You need my permission to get a passport, travel, get a bank account or even drive a car.
You are what I tell you to be.

4. Cover your face and recede into the background in silence. When the caravan passes dogs and
females retreat into obscurity.

5. I, the male, am in control of your body. You wear what I want and not necessarily what you prefer.
Your faithfulness is a prerequisite, my philandering a biological necessity.

6, Your property is mine but my property is for my brothers, uncles, sons and every male in the lineage –
not you.

7. Woman, your family does not count. Mine is supreme.

8. Woman, your sole purpose on this earth is to reproduce and if you cannot, or do not,
you are dispensable and replaceable.

9. I , the male, have the authority, the right and the permission to administer corporal punishment if necessary,
to keep you in line.

10. Woman, your food is sweet and you are a champion in cooking. You are the queen of food ,
the perpetual chef and preparer of food - cooked in your vagina.

Dr. Gloria Emeagwali
Prof. of History & African Studies
History Department
Central Connecticut State University
New Britain
CT 06050
www.africahistory.net<http://www.africahistory.net/>
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emeagwali@ccsu.edu<mailto:emeagwali@ccsu.edu>

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