What have been the cost and benefits to increased female representation in Rwanda’s government?

Research Question: What have been the cost and benefits to increased female representation in Rwanda’s government?

Thesis: Newly found women leadership has been over-all good to the country of Rwanda even though the path has not been easy and there remains to be challenges, there are still many benefits.

• Topic Sentence #1: The path to women having a political voice in Rwanda was fought with genocide, despair and opportunity.

• Topic Sentence #2: Benefits to women leading Rwanda are a raised GDP, a longer life expectancy and gender equality in employment and ownership.

• Topic Sentence #3: The women leading Rwanda face many challenges such as lack of support from the male population, physical violence and less people working on farms to grow food for the community.

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