I later asked my father why he chose to migrate with me of all his children and he told me he had seen that I was strong and would grow up to be even… - Imelda Molokomme

I want us not to quarrel with this culture, we must appreciate it because after all a nation without a culture is a lost nation

there have been historical imbalances from the traditional socialisation of boys and girls under which the boy child was socialised to be more economically empowered.However, the pioneer gender activist warned against any attempts at tinkering with the status quo

In terms of numbers we were almost equal but men had an upper hand and louder voices. It was like women didn’t exist. And since I was teaching in the rural areas I also interacted a lot with the local women where I realized that women were carrying more than enough on their shoulders