Since Dian Fossey founded the Karisoke Research Center, it has had no shortage of female researchers. In fact, both the previous director of Karisoke Liz Williamson and the present one Katie Fawcett are women. However, it is not common to find a Rwandan woman researcher. While the Rwandan government is amazingly gender neutral, it is [...]
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Theodette
Posted in gender equality on July 23, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Marcelline
Posted in gender equality, tagged Dian Fossey, female, gender equality, intern, Marcelline, Musanze, nurse, Ruhengeri, rwanda, sarah connor on July 21, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Now it’s hard to not have preconceptions about a country you hear so much about in the news. For a country emerging from one of the most devastating events of the 20th century, you’d never expect the degree of normalcy that Rwanda gives off. Now it’s easy to say such things as a Muzungu; the [...]
