Are women allowed to do they same jobs as men in Africa?

Africa is a large continent, so it's difficult to answer this question, because some countries in Africa are more modern and egalitarian than others. On paper, many countries in Africa claim to have equality, but in practice, they do not-- for example, in Congo, while in theory, women may be educated, traditions are very strongly patriarchal. Men are generally in leadership positions, with women encouraged to drop out of school to marry, at which time they are expected to remain at home having and raising children. There are some parts of Africa where, due to a male-dominated culture and religious traditions, women are not even encouraged to go to school at all: countries like Sudan or Somalia have a comparatively small percentage of educated women.

But in other countries, like South Africa, middle-class and upper-class women may attend universities and engage in a variety of occupations. And in several countries, women hold important governmental positions, such as in Liberia, where the current president, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, is female.

Thus, conditions for women vary. There are countries where women and girls are little more than property, and there are countries where women can be found as doctors, professors or even presidents. The problem for women in Africa is that traditions in most countries continue to favor men; many women, especially those in poorer countries, still lack the power to control their own destiny, whether to get an education, choose a career, or practice Birth Control. In some parts of Africa, female genital mutilation is common, and women are discouraged from being "too independent." But in other parts of Africa, such as Rwanda, women have seen their rights increase: more young women are being educated, and more young women are being encouraged to pursue careers. In fact, as of 2010, women made up more than 50% of Rwanda's parliament.