Duality In Ghana

Ghana has a history of queen mother that has lasted from the pre-colonial, the colonial, and post-colonial to the modern era. The reason for this is the role of the queen mother allows women a space for women in Ghanaian society. Whether these spaces are through ceremonial duties or the queen mothers court to hear women's cases. Part of the reason that queen mothers have had a lasting role in Ghanaian society is the power of the duality of gender. This duality is represented by the chief and the queen mother. This duality can be understood through the legal pluralism that is center on the queen mothers court role countered to the state court system.

In Ghana, the queen mothers have a place in society as part of the dual gender roles in their

[the idea of a women area that men will not follow] In the separation of women and men's role, this means that the queen mother is the spiritual head and her job is heavily centered on women welfare. This allows for women to have guidance, and a space for their own understanding, and necessity. The space for women is understood in the court of the queen mother. A large part of the queen mother's role is her authority to settle disputes involving women. This is not a recent development for the queen mothers rather court is historically central to the queen mother's role. This is part of the social structure, and it allows for women who cannot afford going to state court to have a way to handle a dispute, [along with claims of curse and witchcraft not being something in state courts. Given that it is traditional a role for women.]

Queen mothers have ceremonial duties that are central to her role in the community. The ceremonial duties of the queen mother are historically part of the social and culture structures in Asante. As societies develop they form their an own social order, and to keep the structure alive there are critical practices for

Given changes in culture, traditions, and the destructive nature of colonization queen mothers have come to be cenertal in the identity of Astante. Queen mothers are part of the anchor of the past and the present. The importance of queen mother's role has developed down to the market level, where markets have queen mother, who has a similar role to traditional queen mothers. Interested, in the development of queen mothers as a traditional force has allowed for the reinforcement of male superiority. The reason for this has to do with the heiritcal built into the court, however, queen mothers power still lies in the ideas of the duality of gender in Asante culture. With the lasting of the queen, mothers show that there are a need and an importance to the role that queen mothers fill. This power is seen through formal court, and how the queen mothers court is a space for women. One way to understand the power of the court is through women language. The language that women use is considered one if police, while men believe that this is a weakness. Given issues with the heicy with men, means that women must use to gain an advantage over men in