This idea leads to the treatment of women as more as objects or possessions and riches than valued human beings.

Effia’s chapter is a gateway to the concept of female inequality, and it certainly is a strong theme throughout her life.īesides even Effia, we see many examples of polygamy, the concept of having multiple wives per man. Her mother is a constant manipulating force in her life, to the point of getting her daughter to marry James Collins instead of the chief of their tribe, Abeeku Badu. Also in Effia’s chapter, there is the first exposure of the oppression that females take because of their gender, being forced into marriage by her culture and family. This exposure to female inequality is present throughout both daughters’ lives, not just one. Her father had many wives, the first example of polygamy commonly seen in the first half of the book. She was harassed physically and mentally by her father’s first wife, Baaba, leading to the first example of the gender inequality she faces. Effia is faced with the consequences of her culture, being born a beautiful Fante woman. In the very first storyline of the daughter Effia, there are huge examples exposed of gender inequality.

This treatment is the basis for many centuries of treatment, never to change until the end of the book. Women are faced with the stereotypes of oppression, ownership, and treating them as property and weak. This results in them being in positions of power over women. From the start, men are expected to take on roles that are based upon physical strength, authority, and unemotional reactions. Throughout the book, there are constantly gender stereotypes present that lead to different treatments.

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