Working Women: A Research on Women in Cameroon

Authors : Roukaya Mefıre Njoya, Özlem Altunsu Sönmez

Pages : 713-728

Doi:10.33709/ictimaiyat.1556274

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Publication Date : 2024-11-30

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Contemporary societies have undergone major changes in the last decades, particularly with the increase of women\'s participation in the workforce. Changes in family roles are also affecting the place of Cameroonian women in society. The aim of this study is to reveal the current Cameroonian family structure, then the new roles expected from working women, and finally men and society’s perception of women. While using a qualitative research method, the data were collected through face-to-face semi-structured interviews. The sample of the study consists of ten (10) adult Cameroonian women and ten (10) adult men between the ages of twenty (20) and sixty five (65). The diversity and contradiction between the current social orientations of Cameroonian men and women, especially the problems of working women, structural changes in families, and their immediate consequences were revealed. Men argue that their women copy white feminism, which is not suitable for their black African context and daily struggles, and their children consequently inherit those new habits. Women on the other side, complain that men became too irresponsible and do not fully provide nor take their responsibilities as it used to be with previous generations.
Keywords : kadınlar, çalışan kadınlar, aile yapısı değişikliği, toplumsal cinsiyet, aile