Opinion: 'Being a journalist marks me with a bull's eye'

Opinion: 'Being a journalist marks me with a bull’s eye'
dw.com
12/10/2020
Mimi Mefo Takambou
What if you are a striving woman journalist in a country like Cameroon where patriarchy is the norm? Mimi Mefo knows what it's like.
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As a woman, I share a close affinity with all women around the globe, who suffer from at least one form of violence in their lifetime. If I were to go by the United Nations’ view that women who have lesser formal education are more susceptible than their educated peers, I would be counting myself lucky, considering that I have had some degree of formal education. Sadly enough, though, my experience tells me something far removed from the UN’s assumption. As a female journalist who has worked in a conflict-torn country where patriarchy is evident in every fabric of society, I know for sure that educational attainment does little to protect women. If anything, being a journalist marks me with a bull’s eye.

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