Levelling The Playing Ground

In any game of sports, such as soccer and rugby , the playing ground where the opposing teams play against each other must be level. This way each team is given no fair advantage against their opponents.

In our society , there is a policy that there shall be equal opportunity to all in all fields of human endeavour, irrespective of race, colour , religion or gender.

Wars between nations have been waged, in the past and nowadays, as a consequence of differences in race , colour or religion. As far as one recalls, no war has ever been officially declared as a result of difference in gender !

8 March of each year has been declared International Women's Day. The theme of this year's celebration is equal opportunity for all.

Our womenfolk has a desire to be given the same chance to participate in the human activities of our societies on equal terms with men.

Many countries have taken steps to change laws that discriminated against women in the past. These include equal pay for equal qualification and effort.

The tendency has been that women have been marginalised by being used as tools of exploitation by the men folk.

A typical example here in Africa is that of some of them being made to dance for political leaders at state functions. The list of the exploitation of women by men is endless.

One just hopes that the women will take up the challenge and participate more in all fields of human activity on equal terms with men. They should not allow themselves to be exploitated by the current men dominated society.