A heated conversation about women’s rights to inherit their father’s property took an interesting turn with one comment: “My sister, let’s start abolishing the paying of bride price so it will be registry marriage where you as a woman can still have a voice in your father’s house/property.” The comment suggests that bride price, a traditional custom, contributes to women’s exclusion by symbolizing their “transfer” to their husband’s family.
While customs like bride price carry cultural significance, they should not undermine a woman’s right to her family inheritance.
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