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The economy is not highly impacted by the women of the Democratic Republic of Congo. In the DRC, women are seen as more of an object and not a human being. The women stay at home and are the sole caretakers there, they cook, clean, and take care of the family, so they do are not socially, economically or politically involved. Within the Congo, women are raped constantly, sometimes, on a daily basis. Women have little to no rights in this country. Women who are raped rarely try to get help, and those that do try to get it, have no money for it. Tests are offered to find the person who raped them, but they cost money which is in short supply.

Any women that actually make it to the courtroom rarely win their case because the judges, more often than not believe the women are exaggerating. The economy of Congo relies heavily on mining, and since the mining industry is run by foreign companies all the money goes to the foreign companies and not the DRC’s economy. Women are made even more vulnerable to the economic difficulties within the country because of deep-rooted prejudices and old traditions. The women do not have a choice, they are told as young girls that they were born to work at home and take care of the house, and that they are never going to leave the house to contribute to the economy, which results in the country’s ultimate demise.

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