Malawi, one of the poorest countries in Southern Africa and arguable the world, has spent most of its history under the isolationist dictatorship of the late President Kamuzu Banda. Since then an open and multi-party system gained control arriving in 1994, when present president Bakili Muluzi won power in fair elections. Ever since the implementation of democracy and an opening of country to the outside world, things have changed relatively quickly and drastically. Malawi has definitely modernized its civilization not only physically but also ethically. Social values have seemed to be implemented into all facets of life. The Constitution of Malawi specifically provides for equal rights for women; however, society has typically been predominantly traditional, and women's liberation takes much time to integrate into society. The much-anticipated liberation has nevertheless come to a standstill with men still neglecting the new role of women in the evolving culture. Men have taken......
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