"African artifacts constantly reflect male and female in dual sexuality and dual leadership positions"

"African artifacts constantly reflect male and female in dual sexuality and dual leadership positions" - Catherine Acholonu

First published 15 March 2020.

25 years ago, Prof. Catherine Acholonu, my mother, said, "African artifacts constantly reflect male and female sitting side by side or opposite each other, portraying dual sexuality and dual leadership, the 2 indispensable dimensions of African cosmology....

Most African societies reflect a role distribution system between men and women. Traditional African cultures placed male and female hierarchies side by side in the political and economic affairs of the

people" on pages 17-18 of her book; Motherism: the Afrocentric alternative to feminism.

Catherine Acholonu, or Kay as she was fondly called, was a visionary and avant garde writer ahead of her time. She propounded the term MOTHERISM, as a shift from feminism, calling for a redefined and contextualised women's movement, a world where men and women can coexist as partners complementing one another for the holistic and sustainable development of societies.

On 17th March 2020, the Association of Nigerian Authors, ANA Abuja, celebrate this rare gem, through a book reading to bring to life, some of her key messages, in commemoration of #Iwd2020.

#eachforequal #generationequality

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