CHALLENGES OF POLITICAL EMPOWERMENT IN AFRICA

Political empowerment in Africa is hindered by many factors such as the economy , education and also hindered by the society and culture. 
  In many countries girls marry and become pregnant at a very young age and end their education out of necessity, in order to take care of a young family. They become succumbed to those families and leave all the serious issues such as politics to their husbands.

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 Poorly educated as they are, they only become interested in trivial issues that do not contribute in their lives such as gossip and scandal. Often, most of them they are unable to work and to empower themselves

economically. 

However, in most cases that have to do with local governance, community leadership women tend to lurk behind. People are still holding on to the patriarchal society whereby a woman's place is in the kitchen.
Looking at young men, they have developed apathy as most of them are jobless and they no longer have an interest in political empowerment because economically they are not. They have now polluted their minds with dealings that at the end of the day gets them into trouble as they would have failed to abide by the laws required or to follow procedure.
The issue of employment is another factor which needs to be taken into serious consideration and also a  part of the challenges to do with political empowerment.

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 This requires not only social and political empowerment, which forms the basis of transformed relations with the state, but also economic empowerment, which enhances people’s abilities to engage. The underlying logic is that greater empowerment also allows for greater accountability.therefore it also needs to start with the leaders taking great initiatives.

But women are not forthcoming as expected. Again you shouldn’t blame them sometimes because of some restricting factors surrounding the environme - See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/09/many-challenges-of-women-empowerment-in-africa-onyedim/#sthash.EXHjlOSI.dpuf

So, if women don’t come out to demand for their right nothing will be given to them. They need to come out and become part of governance in their community, ward, local government, state and country. But women are not forthcoming as expected. Again you shouldn’t blame them sometimes because of some restricting factors surrounding the environment in which they find themselves. For instance, in Africa, women are not all that recognised to hold some key positions in the society; the region will be against you, the society, the family issue is there, culture, environment even women among themselves will be against you. - See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/09/many-challenges-of-women-empowerment-in-africa-onyedim/#sthash.EXHjlOSI.dpuf

So, if women don’t come out to demand for their right nothing will be given to them. They need to come out and become part of governance in their community, ward, local government, state and country. But women are not forthcoming as expected. Again you shouldn’t blame them sometimes because of some restricting factors surrounding the environment in which they find themselves. For instance, in Africa, women are not all that recognised to hold some key positions in the society; the region will be against you, the society, the family issue is there, culture, environment even women among themselves will be against you. - See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/09/many-challenges-of-women-empowerment-in-africa-onyedim/#sthash.EXHjlOSI.dpuf