40 years the new golden age of women
Audio 48:30
40-year-old women, the right age?
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By: Emmanuelle Bastide
50 mins
“The old woman”, “the mater”, “the big one”, “yaya”… so many common nicknames to designate the woman after 40 years on the continent.
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If they want to be affectionate, these labels are nonetheless caricatural and assign the African quadra in a box.
Single or not, with or without children, divorced ... Women are faced with their choice as they age, pushing them to question their identity.
What are the opinions, the anger, the aspirations of women over 40 on the continent?
How to pass the course without fear and without taboos?
With:
Alexandra Ngann Yonn
, president of the association La
Femme Africaine au Quotidien (FAQ)
which campaigns in favor of women's rights.
Creator of the
Quarantine podcast
Hemley Boum
, Cameroonian novelist, 2020 winner of
the Ahmadou-Kourouma Prize,
author of
Days come and go
(Gallimard)
.
Took part in an episode of the podcast Quarantines
After 40, are we single, celibate-aunt, or celibate-kills?
Vanessa Adande
, chartered accountant, founder
of the financial management consulting firm ELLIPSIS
in Gabon.
Took part in an episode of the Quarantine podcast,
Where's the happiness?
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