One area where there is a crucial need to break biases about the roles of women in society pertains to the fourth industrial revolution (4IR). How can African feminism be an instrument of social, political and economic change in the fourth industrial revolution?
African feminists have a golden opportunity to relaunch the feminist agenda of gender equality in a way that will fast-track social, political and economic change, by leveraging the transition into the 4IR. The feminist strategy of representation, redistribution and recognition is still viable for 4IR related initiatives.
First, direct political activism, feminist vision, narrative and discourse can be used to effect political change. Second, the transformation and decolonisation of education and STEM (science, technology, engineering, and maths) programmes, together with the feminisation of the work agenda can bring about economic change under the 4IR. Third, the political and economic are able to secure the kind of social change that would give women a more meaningful life.
