It is this attribute that explains why African women are capable of doing anything they can to sustain a disrupted family. When I was growing up in Liberia, I observed with sadness the culture of dependency created upon young Liberian women. This tendency has evolved to a situation, where foreign merchants or businessmen who were perceived to be financially sound, took advantage of young Liberian girls. Liberian women are the greatest assets of the nation. At the core of the concept of empowerment of Liberian women, is the idea of power.

Source: Daily Observer January 09, 2018 02:15 UTC