Traditionally women are perceived as second fiddle to their husband as a result we count the number of women that get to that peak of success; the achievement of every women is an inspiration and encouragement to everyone particularly women and the upcoming generation

It is very important to bring up a girl child to have confidence in herself and self-esteem, exposed them to reading, to creativity, and challenge their mind. Change the mindset of the girl child that is only through a man that she can get what she want or through sex. These days with what we see and read on social media is all about young girls portraying themselves as sex object even the educated girls with university degree, Is quite disappointing, their dressing their speaking and reasoning always revolves around what they can get from a man, few come out with creative ideas, they want big phones cars and all the luxury of life without working for it, we can really blame the attitude of these girls, most were brought up with the idea that no matter what achievement she get she end up in a man kitchen . Many men still believe that no matter how a woman is educated or ambitious her position is in the kitchen, the only reason why some allow their wife’s to work is because they need her financial support to manage the home. Today many women are beginning to see that they must do something meaningful with their life’s refusing to be suppressed by their husband, though not all men have that mentally some do truly encourage their wife’s in any project she desire to get engaged into.

Below are the names of some woman who have greatly impacted on the lives of many and made African women proud.

The Nigeria activist Obiageli Ezewesili a former World Bank vice president in 2007, former minister of education and a pioneer champion of bring back our girls, she is smart and daring, hates injustice and bad governance, she never hesitate to voice out her unhappiness over any injustice.

The late green leader in Kenya Wangari Mathai, a Nobel prize winner for a better environment encourage everyone to plant a tree every day to avoid natural calamity.

Angeline Kidjo from Bénin a musician won a Grammy award.

Myriam Makeba a South African used her voice during the apartheid era to fight for freedom.

Late Fumilayo Ransome-Kuti a Nigerian was a teacher, political campaigner, woman right activist. The first woman to drive a car, the one to fight for women to vote, she was the doyen of women right activist.

Alengot Oromait from Uganda became the youngest African woman parliamentarian at age 20.