I spend my morning in the traffic listening to Maina on my way to work. Today the discussion was around the how women have lost value. One of the listeners had called in complaining that he does not see the significance of his wife. He said how the house help cooks, cleans and welcomes him when he gets home. In addition she is the one who takes care of the children. So the question posed was that what is the value of the woman in that case.

 Some article in the East African Standard caught my attention last week (Thursday 24^th June 2009) ‘Women team breaks myth to win boat race.’ This really caught my attention as  I had not visualized a boat ride by a woman, let alone a competition! May be it is because I have not heard this associated with women.