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Stereotypes about Ugandan women

Ugandan womenThe assumption that all Ugandan women are submissive is a stereotype.

Before coming to work in Kenya, I had come to Nairobi on holiday and for a few speaking dos. But it never dawned on me that what most Kenyans thought about Ugandans was a little exaggerated. Then I got a job offer with The Standard Group and began to get questions on whether or not certain things about Ugandan women were true. So let’s lay the cards on the table.

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