"In Kenya, All-female village becomes an Outpost of Feminism"

Why mention this story that appeared on July 17th? Because it is illustrative of how women can change their world as they desire. In Kenya, a woman started a female village and welcomes those that flee the injustices of their tribal traditions. A thirteen year old girl is welcomed so she does not have to marry the old man three times her age. Women who are raped and then abandoned by their "shamed" husbands are welcomed. Women who wish to refuse the traditional genital mutilation are welcomed. Women who want to avoid marriage proposals they cannot refuse are welcomed. Although they are still isolated, the cultural shift is already being felt with the grudging acknowledgment of the men. The fact is the men need the women and women can set the terms.

Women in this country bear the brunt of our sexual revolution. As with the Kenyan women, gaining economic autonomy was the first step in their liberation. But American women have been misled in pursuing "sexual freedom" because it comes at the expense of their essential womanhood, their children and their emotional needs. Women can change that. Empowerment is but a tool for a wise leader.