"Ce n'est pas inédit" : La critique de Fatoumata Bernadette Sonko au gouvernement de Diomaye Faye et d'Aminou Lo
The government of Prime Minister El Aminou Lo, which was expected and formed a few weeks ago, has disappointed in one respect. Like its predecessor, it includes only four women. This underrepresentation of women is something Fatoumata Bernadette Sonko notes with bitterness, even though she is used to it with the governments that have succeeded one another during the five regimes Senegal has experienced.
“This is not unprecedented in our political history,” she said in an exclusive interview with Seneweb . The lecturer and researcher at the Center for Studies in Information Science and Technology (CESTI/UCAD) denounces a patriarchy that continues to prevail, despite the times. “The marginalization of women is systemic. They have always been in a very small minority in all governments and often held minor portfolios, with the exception of the two female prime ministers. Such a situation should come as no surprise in a society riddled with misogyny and the dehumanization of women. Moreover, an uninhibited male clique at the top of the state makes decisions that continue to relegate nearly half the population to the sidelines. That’s the way things are,” argues the author of the book “Women Silenced in Senegal: A Factory of Patriarchy.”
While some progress has been made, notably with the opening of decision-making bodies to women, the idea remains insufficient. According to Fatoumata Bernadette Sonko, appointment procedures must be based on fair criteria and free from any trace of partisan or sexism.
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