African Women, Women Of The Third World,

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nk Atlas, 3). It is also noteworthy that Guinea’s representative at the United Nations is a woman (United Nations). Women are to be found in every sector of public life. They are engineers, pharmaceutical chemists, secondary and university concerns. This shows concern for women’s progress.
A genuine desire for change is perceptible among the people of Guinea. This is why one must try to understand (though not justify or excuse) some of the fundamental consequences of this desire. Change, if it does not come about as a result of long-term reforms, is of necessity sudden and brutal; it is change through revolution. One must recognize this before evaluating what is being and has been achieved by the present Guinean regime.
There has been a great deal of talk of “fabricated” plots and assassinations in Guinea. (Cabral, 55) Some people claim that it has a dictatorial regime (Cabral, 55). Not being in a position to judge it objectively, one must admit that the condition of women there is far superior to that of any other African state.
The first president of the Republic of Guinea, Ahmed Sekou Toure’, seemed to give priority to the task of raising the co...