In Morocco, for a woman to earn her own living is the essential concern.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Women's vulnerability around money is hardly exclusive to Africa. Throughout the world, women struggle with financial power. In the West, women's financial literacy is notably lower than men's. That lack of knowledge means that many women slide into poverty when they become widows.
Women in Africa, generally a lot needs to be done for women. Women are not being educated, not only in Angola but my trip to Nigeria, one point I would make over and over again was that women need to be educated too.
My hope is that countries like Morocco will have investment to create work, so people don't have to leave.
Culturally, it is commonplace for African women to work.
Morocco as it is is a very fine place spoiled by civilization.
For women especially, it's important to be financially independent.
It's important for women to work. They need to keep their independence, to keep earning and being challenged.
Women in Africa are really the pillar of the society, are the most productive segment of society, actually. They do agriculture.
Let us hope that for many it does mean the end of trouble so far as earning a livelihood is concerned, that it means happy and comfortable home living honestly earned. But there are other troubles ahead for her, and plenty of hard work.
The power of the word in Morocco belonged to men and to the authorities. No one asked the point of view of poor people or women.