Gender Roles in Uganda

As for the gender roles in Uganda, The men are thought to be the “providers” just like in most cultures, and as for the Women's roles they are clearly inferior to those of men. Women were taught to inherit to the wishes of their fathers, brothers, husbands, and sometimes other men as well, and to demonstrate their obligation to men. The women are the care givers. What is unique about the Uganda tribe is that the men want to marry fat women. In this highly traditional culture, women would have no choice but to marry the men of their parents' choice. Two months prior to their wedding day, a woman would have to make herself fat by drinking milk daily every few hours. This routine even continues after marriage. This tradition is so different from the United States, The United Sates focuses on women being thin, and Uganda is inspiring women to be curvy. I was impaled by this because it sounds so degrading towards the women, and they do not have their own free choice. But from what I found from research this isn’t torture for them, but they are very happy and are willing to do it, because of the tradition of their grandmothers and mothers doing it as well. One of the articles I researched about in Uganda, talked about a young teen who was about to be married to a total stranger and she had dreams of going to college and on being a graduate, but because of her need to fulfill the wishes of her parents, she had to forget about her dream and start a married life with a young man her