Why We Should All Be Feminists (III) - How Has Feminism Developed? The Waves Of Feminism

It is a bold embrace of sexuality, religion and culture in their diversities, using deliberate efforts.

The earlier post-Protectorate accounts of Botswana feminism were, as detailed in the first piece in this series, focused on advocacy on civil and political rights. By and large, this insisted on the separation of women’s realities. The emphasis was on the public aspects of women’s daily lived experiences, almost often to the exclusion of what is considered private aspect of women’s existence. The public elements were things such as women’s political participation, the inclusion of women in the development of the economy of the country, women’s labour rights as well as the involvement of women in the civic duties as well as those related to citizenship. On a global perspective, this was what was known as the second wave of feminism.