“She gets up while it is still night; she provides food for her family... She considers a field and buys it; out of her earnings she plants a vineyard.” — Proverbs 31:15-16 (NIV)
The Double Shift
To the African woman in the Diaspora: We see you.
You are carrying a load that would break two people. Back home, you might have had a "village" - a mother, a sister, a house-help, a driver. Here, you are the village.
You wake up at 5 AM to get the kids ready. You work a full 8-hour shift (or more), contributing to the family income. Then you come home and start the "Second Shift": cooking, cleaning, homework, and trying to be the...
“She gets up while it is still night; she provides food for her family... She considers a field and buys it; out of her earnings she plants a vineyard.” — Proverbs 31:15-16 (NIV)
The Double Shift
To the African woman in the Diaspora: We see you.
You are carrying a load that would break two people. Back home, you might have had a "village" - a mother, a sister, a house-help, a driver. Here, you are the village.
You wake up at 5 AM to get the kids ready. You work a full 8-hour shift (or more), contributing to the family income. Then you come home and start the "Second Shift": cooking, cleaning, homework, and trying to be the...