Gender roles can be identified in some archaeological sites in parts of Africa, and these roles sometimes appear to have altered through time. - Lyn Wadley

Sub-Saharan African rites of passage into adulthood are sometimes marked by gender-specific physical mutilations such as circumcision, dental modification or scarification, together with other forms of symbolic marking that invariably adopt a binary gender system as the norm.

The best way to preserve our heritage for future generations is to teach young people about it and involve them in the process of acquiring such knowledge for themselves

The initiations are largely designed to instruct initiates about behavior appropriate for men and women of reproductive age belonging to a specific community