Womanhood in Mauritius:We plea for a society of greater Solidarity.

Over the past decades women have faced several issues in many societies: No right for education, domestic and sexual violence, inequalities and others…where they end up considered themselves as an issue. Though we were not all showing concerned about this, the so-called "issue" at that time were  mothers, grand mothers and sisters, and should have been yours .

Mauritius is well known for its cultural diversity, and we are extremely lucky to have this magical opportunity of being exposed to women from different cultures, different backgrounds, but above all with their physical freedom.

So Why Physical Freedom?   Because absolute freedom is nor pressure and neither perceptions.

 Jeremie JYP photography ©

Today’s Mauritian Women have resign to their place of followers and have become leaders, managers’, politicians. Queen Rania of Jordan, once said "If you educate a woman, you educate a family, if you educate a girl, you educate the future." and she was right. From primary to tertiary education girls have steadily reached the top,for instance :

Qualification:	Year-	Result / pass  Percentage:
Certificate of primary Education (CPE).	2013	94 boys and 155 girls with High distinction in all subjects.
School Certificate (SC) .	2013	78,92%- girls  and  70,32% - boys
Higher School Certificate (HSC).	2014	79,1 %- girls  and  70,01% - boys

Another great example of women accomplishment in Mauritius, is our president Ameenah Gurib –Fakim, who is the first woman elected President and is the third woman to serve as Head of State. She is beyond motherhood, Ameenah Gurib –Fakim is more than a simple woman becoming president. She is a women who faced difficulties, critics and who gone through trials and who never gave up.

 Unfortunately society are still turning a blind eye in front of the abilities and strength of women,  we are constantly generalized assumptions: women are bad drivers - "you hit like a Girl" - women are sex object,  A woman is nothing without a man and many other stereotypes. These are the reasons why we cannot Say: "Yes! We Are FREE." 

This complex of inferiority that has been created and imposed by the society since years ago, keeps on going and actually we do not realized. We are all concerned about it Due to innovation taking hold in today’s society and for it to be functional and sustainable there should be more gender Solidarity and we are all concern.

Men and women are ultimately different, but are equal...