Many developing countries experience significant issues that help shape their culture and government. Malawi is a country that has experienced many difficult trials throughout her upbringing that has given her a unique civilization. Such tribulations can be seen in the countries issues that arise with women. Although Malawi has progressed immensely over the decades, one could argue that the country is still developing because of the on-going problem dealing with gender inequalities towards women, such as in the workplace, home, and in society as a whole.
Malawi adopted her own Constitution is 1994, which established many laws for the country to abide by. (“Gender Equality”) Similar to the United States of America, Malawi set the standard that men and women were equal to one another and discrimination based on sex was illegal. However, several laws that have been set in place by the government of Malawi have been evaluated over the years as discriminatory towards women. Although Malawi has become more modern as time has progressed, the country still remains very traditional through her gender incongruities. The presented inequalities seen in Malawi have been occurring for years and are traditions to the people: “There is a wide discrepancy between the declarations in the Constitution and the actual relationship between men and women; customary law acts as a norm in the socialization process” (“Gender Equality”). Due to the fact that the county is still working to finalize her Constitution, Malawi is still struggling to progress with a world that is becoming more enlightened and advanced each and every day.
It is arguable that Malawi is still in her developing stages as a country because there are gender discrepancies tow...
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