The Women of Rwanda

It is extremely fascinating how resilient people can be after tragedy.

Though what brought the women of Rwanda into their current situation was catastrophic and inhumane (on so many levels), having seventy percent of the nation's population be of the female sex allows for the country progress for women's rights. I find the survivors to be inspirational in their endeavor to rebuild Rwanda and look forward to success of the country in the decades to come. This film did a fantastic job highlighting the struggles and successes of the women of Rwanda, portraying them as subjects of the film rather than objects.

One of the questions this circumstance--a mostly female-populated country--raises, though, is what will happen in the years to come when the population balances out? Will women retain these powerful positions within society? or will they regress back into their cultural norms?

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On the note of the Rwanda Genocide, it is exceptionally repulsive that any person would suggest rape as a form of war crime; however, I find it to be a disgrace to all women and abhorrent that a woman in political power had such a hatred towards the Tutsi population to recommend this act of violence.