Women self-affirmation in Ama Ata Aidoo's Changes

The topic deals with Ama Ata Aidoo’s self- affirmation and struggle lead by African women in general and Ghanaian women in particular, for the betterment of their life conditions. This Ghanaian female writer puts in exergue, male and female characters to raise the gender issue in a milieu possessed by patriarchal thought and behavior.Women self- affirmation in Aidoo’s Changes, is discussed heading the socio- politico- economical side with an insistence on women’s rights. Through her characters, the novelist succeeded in explaining the impact of patriarchy in traditional Africa, and on both male and female characters. That is why she makes a balance by depicting a wife and her husband. This allows her to point out an important aspect of the emancipated Ghanaian women’s philosophy, which consists of fighting for equality and justice among sexes or between husband and wife, without parting with traditional family life. In short, Aidoo’s main concern is women empowerment through the respect of certain progressive African tradition and customs