Why East Africa is one of the worst places to be born a woman
An anti-violence campaign poster in Uganda. Although both men and women in many countries believe that wife-beating is acceptable, women are more likely than men to condone the violence. Photo/FILE
Increasing urbanisation, level of education and income tend to reduce family size, thus large families in East Africa tend to be rural and poor; among all demographics, men consistently want more children than women do.
Sadly, they want them so they can perform the role of unpaid child labour.
