The pacesetters; and they’re only in their 20s

WE ARE way past the era when young women were told that the epitome of happiness and success was marriage and that a woman’s sole place in society was in the kitchen. Ridiculous notions of girls getting an education were only whispered and dreams of girls growing up to be doctors and lawyers and what have you were only that – dreams. But as times changed, society’s mindset took a turn for the better, hence the increasing number of women in previously male dominated fields around the world, from the army to medicine and law and so much more. And, there’s probably no place in the world that best represents this phenomenon than Rwanda. Women Today’s Doreen Umutesi looks at some of the young Rwandan women who are making their mark; women who have set the pace for peers and inspired many others – and they are only in their 20’s!