Rwandan Women After Genocide

Here is an interesting video from the Washington Post about reconstruction in Rwanda after the 1994 genocide. In the midst of the reconstruction, women are becoming, if not the dominant members of society, at least equal to their male counterparts in what was traditionally a male-dominated culture. Part of this development came from necessity, as men made up only 40% of the population after the genocide and women began carrying on family businesses. But another part seems to come from a sincere and conscious attempt to relax the societal distinctions which had divided Rwanda in the past. In addition to gender roles, ethnic differences have also blurred.