What role do woman take in kunta kintes tribe based?

Question

what role do woman take in africa in the tribes based

Answer 1

GENERALLY SPEAKING, women in Africa have always been well respected, and held powerful positions.  In fact, African communities have GENERALLY been matriarchal from as far back as we can see into the history of African people.

Of course, now Islam and Christianity have ravaged the continent and retarded the spirituality and social relations/customs/development of the various tribes, clans, etc.

Answer 2

It varies from tribe to tribe really. Generally, they end up doing the vast majority of the labour and getting very little of the wealth, such as it is. You'll find that whatever work the men are doing is the work that gives status and respect.

There's one West Africa tribe (Asante) that I remember that has the older women effectively running all the trade in the markets, they have much better status.

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Answer 3

Kunta Kinte was supposedly of the Mandinka ethnic group (not a tribe). Since the majority of Mandinka are subsistence farmers, Mandinka women usually tend to their crops by hand, although men usually plant them. Since polygyny is allowed among the Mandinka, there may be several women under one roof and therefore more hands to tend the crops. The female role in Mandinka culture is a subservient one with a heavy emphasis on child bearing. Few Mandinka women work outside of the home.