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Accra, Ghana – A recent American research has identified African American men as the most domesticated men who support with household chores and spend more time with their children compared with white men.
Visiting African American Political Scholar, Leadership Coach and Feminist Dr. Avis Jones-Deweever revealed this in an exclusive chat with Starr Woman Host Eyram Bashan in Accra while on a working visit to the US Embassy.
Dr. Avis is also the Founder of the Exceptional Leadership Institute, a global personal and professional development firm. She’s also the president of Incite Unlimited, a Washington, D.C.-based boutique consulting firm specializing in diversity consulting, communications strategy and the development and implementation of impactful research. She also is Racial/Diversity Training Consultant for the US Government. A political scientist by degree, she focuses on race, gender and economy and how to empower black women to achieve their greatest potential.
The Prolific Author and Trainer opened up to questions on gender equality, racial and cultural dynamics among black women and their impact on women empowerment.
Dr Avis acknowledged the significant socio-cultural differences between African men and African American men but insisted that both need to create a thriving space for their women to survive as career women, mothers and wives to sustain harmony and wealth of the family unit. She reasoned that when household chores are shared among parents, “women are enabled to have the needed time and space to pursue their professional goals, it therefore does not become a daunting task on the woman”. In the U.S, African American households are very comfortable with this context and has never demanded any social system to support the reality of men being more supportive. She relates the situation to slavery where both men and women worked unlike the traditional African woman who has been relegated to doing household chores and taking care of the home from the very beginning of civilization.
Dr. Avis’ advise to women desirous of supportive men at home “It has become pretty obvious that women are being given more employment opportunities. It is very important women empower themselves to make wise decisions about their choice of partners; women should go in for people who will be their helpmate, support their dreams and not snatch it away from them”. She also challenged women to shift social norms relating to parenting male children “mothers in training their daughters should in the same way raise their sons so they do not become solely dependent on their wives in the future.” Dr. Avis saluted all black women for their outstanding ability to multitask and advised that was the best way to balance work, home and other commitments and that was a common experience irrespective of one’s geographic location.
With regards to wealth creation, Dr. Avis strongly opined that economic empowerment liberates women’s voices and must be considered as one of the critical weapons to dealing with their suffocating patriarchy. “One of the greatest drivers of wealth is not only the traditional things such as home ownership and investing, but one of the biggest accelerators to wealth is owning a business”, she added.
A recent American research has identified African American men as the most domesticated men who support with household chores and spend more time with their children compared with white men.
Visiting African American Political Scholar, Leadership Coach and Feminist Dr. Avis Jones-Deweever revealed this in an exclusive chat with Starr Woman Host Eyram Bashan in Accra while on a working visit to the US Embassy.
Dr. Avis is also the Founder of the Exceptional Leadership Institute, a global personal and professional development firm. She’s also the president of Incite Unlimited, a Washington, D.C.-based boutique consulting firm specializing in diversity consulting, communications strategy and the development and implementation of impactful research. She also is Racial/Diversity Training Consultant for the US Government. A political scientist by degree, she focuses on race, gender and economy and how to empower black women to achieve their greatest potential.
The Prolific Author and Trainer opened up to questions on gender equality, racial and cultural dynamics among black women and their impact on women empowerment.
Dr Avis acknowledged the significant socio-cultural differences between African men and African American men but insisted that both need to create a thriving space for their women to survive as career women, mothers and wives to sustain harmony and wealth of the family unit. She reasoned that when household chores are shared among parents, “women are enabled to have the needed time and space to pursue their professional goals, it therefore does not become a daunting task on the woman”. In the U.S, African American households are very comfortable with this context and has never demanded any social system to support the reality of men being more supportive. She relates the situation to slavery where both men and women worked unlike the traditional African woman who has been relegated to doing household chores and taking care of the home from the very beginning of civilization.
Dr. Avis’ advise to women desirous of supportive men at home “It has become pretty obvious that women are being given more employment opportunities. It is very important women empower themselves to make wise decisions about their choice of partners; women should go in for people who will be their helpmate, support their dreams and not snatch it away from them”. She also challenged women to shift social norms relating to parenting male children “mothers in training their daughters should in the same way raise their sons so they do not become solely dependent on their wives in the future.” Dr. Avis saluted all black women for their outstanding ability to multitask and advised that was the best way to balance work, home and other commitments and that was a common experience irrespective of one’s geographic location.
With regards to wealth creation, Dr. Avis strongly opined that economic empowerment liberates women’s voices and must be considered as one of the critical weapons to dealing with their suffocating patriarchy. “One of the greatest drivers of wealth is not only the traditional things such as home ownership and investing, but one of the biggest accelerators to wealth is owning a business”, she added.
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