Liberian Literary Magazine
takes its rightful place in the
Liberian society.
LLM: What is your impression
about Liberian women author?
Who are some of your best?
Response: I like Pray the Devil
back to Hell by Leymah Gbowee
maybe because I followed her
activities very closely since I live
in Liberia. Actually, it is a
reflection of our crisis situation.
LLM: Are you working with any
Liberian
literary
group
[home/abroad]? Or any Liberian
author?
Response: Not really for now
because my association with the
Liberia Writers Association is not
profound. I wish to deepen it a
little bit.
LLM: We have a female
president and women have made
up strides in Liberia, but in
hindsight do you think we have
done enough for girls all things
considered? Or could we have
done more?
Response: The stage has been
set and set well just by electing a
female President and having a
significant number of females in
senior
government
positions.
However, we have a lot more to do
in spite of this milestone
achievement.
Gender is still a misunderstood
phenomenon. To make further
progress in attaining gender parity
in all spheres of life as it should
be, there has to be a clear
understanding of the differences
between gender and sex. Gender
which is basically about roles,
rights and responsibilities just as
attributed
to
their
male
counterpart
has
been
misconstrued on the basis of sex.
Sex is simply the human
characteristics of a being that
make them either a male or
female. Thus, it must not be used
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as a reason in any. manner or form
to limit the role, right or
responsibility of any one person or
persons.
This clarification or
information is so vital and
required in any gender equity
endeavor. I think this is one
dimension that writers need to
factor into their materials. In
essence, much more need to be
done.
Additionally, we need to embark
on a campaign that promotes and
enhances the attainment of
gender equality in Liberia like the
folks in Rwanda. They were very
successful
because
of