In this episode of the Neo African Diaspora podcast, we debate whether African immigrant women in the Western world do better than men. 

• Among neo-African diasporans, there exists a notion that women tend to do better than men in the western world. 
• There is a widely-held belief that African immigrant women acculturate faster and have more upward socioeconomic mobility as compared to their male counterparts. But how true is this assertion?
• We have a conversation with Dr. George Mugoya, an associate professor of rehabilitation at the University of Alabama. Dr. Mugoya earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Nairobi, a Master’s in Rehabilitation Counseling from Bowling Green University in Ohio, and a Ph.D. in Rehabilitation and Masters in Public Health from the University of Arizona
• We discuss what it means to be successful in a Western country such as the U.S? And we also attempt to answer the question, do African immigrant women do better than men in the western world?

Call to Action:

• We need to redefine what it means to be successful – success has many facets
• We know a bit about social support systems that African immigrant women create but there is little known about similar systems available to African immigrant men.
• We welcome you to visit our website www.neoafricandiaspora.com to share your opinion. 

Credits: 

• Thanks to our dear friend and fellow neo-African diaspora, Dr. George Mugoya for sharing his insights on the topic.  
• Music by Hikari School of Music – https://www.facebook.com/HikariSchoolOfMusic/