Ngokomlando, izindima zamadoda nabesifazane emkhakheni womndeni, ezenhlalo nezombangazwe ziyahlukahluka kakhulu. Ngaso sonke isikhathi, amadoda asebenza emzimbeni omkhulu, amaholo, ezombusazwe. Abesifazane bazibandakanya ukukhuliswa kwezingane, imisebenzi yasekhaya, ilungiselelo lokuphila. Isithombe somuntu njengomuntu wesondlo kanye nomfanekiso wesifazane njengomgcini wezintambo kukhona intambo ebomvu kuwo wonke umlando womhlaba. Imvelo yomuntu injalo ukuthi kukhona abantu abaphikisana ngaso sonke isikhathi futhi akubona bonke abayithandayo imisebenzi eyenziwa umphakathi.
Ukukhulunywa kokuqala komlando wezwe mayelana nowesifazane ezombusazwe, okuye kwasinda kuze kube yilolu suku, kubhekisela ekhulwini leshumi nanhlanu BC. Owesifazane wokuqala wesopolitiki wayeyinkosikazi yaseGibhithe uHatshepsut. Inkathi yokubusa kwendlovukazi ibhekwa ukuthuthukiswa komnotho, kwezenhlalakahle kanye namasiko okungakaze kube khona. UHatshepsut wakha izikhumbuzo eziningi, kulo lonke izwe, ukwakhiwa kwaqhutshwa ngokuqhubekayo, amathempeli abhujiswe ngabanqobi bekwakhiwa kabusha. Ngokusho kwenkolo yasendulo yaseGibhithe, umbusi unguNkulunkulu wasezulwini owehla emhlabeni. Abantu baseGibhithe babebona umuntu kuphela njengombusi nguhulumeni. Ngenxa yalokhu, uHatshepsut kwadingeka agqoke izingubo zamadoda kuphela. Lo wesifazane onesibindi wadlala indima ebalulekile enjongweni yombuso, kodwa lokhu kwakufanele ahlasele impilo yakhe. Ngokukhamba kwesikhathi, abesifazane abasenhloko yombuso bahlangane kaningi - abesifazane, abacindezelayo, amakhosikazi, amakhosazana.
Owesifazane wekhulu lama-20, ngokungafani nabaphathi basendulo, akudingeki enze umzamo omkhulu wokubamba iqhaza ekubuseni kukahulumeni. Uma ezikhathini zasendulo iNdlovukazi uHatshepsut kwadingeka ifihle ubulili bayo, emphakathini wanamuhla abesifazane bavame ukuhlangana namaphini, amagoli, izikhulu eziphezulu kanye nabongameli. Naphezu kwentando yeningi kanye nomzabalazo wokulingana kwamalungelo namadoda, osombusazwe banenkinga yabesifazane banamuhla. Abesifazane abaningi ezombusazwe babangela ukungathembeki. Ngakho-ke, abamele ubulili obufanele kudingeka benze umzamo omkhulu ukufakazela amandla abo kanye nokukwazi kwabo.
Owesifazane wokuqala ukuphumelela uNdunankulu uSirimavo Bandaranaike. Ngemuva kokuwina ukhetho ngo-1960 esiqhingini saseSri Lanka, uSirimavo wasekelwa futhi waqaphela abesifazane abaningi. Phakathi neminyaka ye-Administration Bandaranaike, izinguquko ezibalulekile zenhlalo nezomnotho zenziwa ezweni. Lo wesifazane wesombusazwe waqala amandla izikhathi eziningana futhi ekugcineni washiya umhlalaphansi ngo-2000 eneminyaka engu-84.
Owesifazane wokuqala ukuthatha uhulumeni, u-Estela Martinez wasePerron, wanqoba ukhetho ngo-1974 e-Argentina. Lokhu ku-Estela ukunqoba kwaba uhlobo oluthi "ukukhanya okuluhlaza" kwabesifazane abaningi abafuna ukuhlanganyela empilweni yezombangazwe ezweni labo. Ngemuva kwakhe ngo-1980, u-Wigdis Finnbogadottir, owathola ivoti eliqine ukhetho e-Iceland. Kusukela ngaleso sikhathi, izinguquko zezombusazwe ziye zenziwa emazweni amaningi, futhi manje abesifazane bahlala okungenani izihlalo ezingu-10% ezigumbini zombuso emazweni amaningi anamuhla. Abesifazane abadumile kakhulu kwezombangazwe zesikhathi sethu nguMargaret Thatcher, Indira Gandhi, Angela Merkel, uCondoleezza Rice.
Abesifazane besimanje besopolitiki banamathele emfanekisweni we "Iron Lady". Abazibukeli besifazane kanye nokuheha, kodwa bavame ukugxila emakhono abo okuhlaziya.
Ingabe kufanelekile ukuba owesifazane abe yingxenye yenqubo yezombusazwe kahulumeni? Ingabe abesifazane namandla bayahambisana? Kuze kube manje, azikho izimpendulo ezingavumelekile kule mibuzo enzima. Kodwa uma owesifazane ekhetha lo msebenzi wohlobo lwakhe, khona-ke kufanele alungele kokubili ukwenqatshwa, nokungazethembi, kanye nomsebenzi omkhulu. Ngaphezu kwalokho, noma yimuphi umgomo wesifazane akufanele ukhohlwe ngenhloso yezinsikazi eziyinhloko - ukuba ngumfazi nonina onothando.