Abstract
For decades after independence, African migration was a phenomenon that could be attributed to a patriarchal culture that encouraged male domination. Later, that traditional mindset was reinforced by a colonial system that often marginalized the role of women in many African societies. Indeed, because young men were more likely to be educated than their female counterparts under the colonial system, they were advantaged after independence to attend institutions of higher learning abroad when it became necessary to train young Africans to occupy important government and other decision-making positions in the newly independent states. Recently, however, women have become important players, both in their statistical representation and as important players in Africa’s migration narrative. Takougang examines the contributory factors to contemporary migration of Cameroonian women to the United States, as well as the opportunities and challenges they face in America.
Recommended Citation
Takougang, Joseph
(2021)
"Living in Paradise? Cameroonian Women in the American Diaspora,"
Journal of African Policy Studies: Vol. 27:
No.
1, Article 5.
Available at:
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/joaps/vol27/iss1/5