Welfare of Women as Mothers and Workers With a Close Look at the Co-operative Societies

Abstract

If one walks around the villages during the day, you will notice women working in the field or drawing water, probably with a child she is looking after nearby. At the same time, a look at the nearby shopping centre will reveal one or two men or even more discussing over feq beers one then is left to why this is so and why it is allowed to happen; In the evening a visit to different homesteads will disclose the mother Preparing dinner and at the same time washing the children while the husbands takes a nap Or sits by the fire; or in fact discussing over a few beers' at the shopping centre. One again wonders why this is so. In the urban areas, life is not very different. In the evening at the "Estates", the wife is usually cooking and washing the children while the husband probably watches his favorite programme on television. this reveals that women have more "duties" than their husbands though somehow the latter are the heads of the households. Recently a number of women have climbed up the Ladder to achieve National status others have becoming National heroes, who are accorded more respect and admired more by the public than their male counterparts. This means that women can no longer be ignored by our community. husbands whether men like or not, women will soon occupy their rightful place in society without, necessarily waiting for our approval.