In Africa, gender is binary and boys are trained to become men the girls are trained to become women. Besides the local tradition and norms, the constitution of many African countries has no room for anything outside a binary gender.
Informed African women do not ask for equality between the gender because the inequality protects them.
A pregnant woman misbehave and the husband is publicly lashed for her. He was expected to groom his wife well.
Two children get in to trouble and the boy's punishment is doubled because he is expected to know better.
A woman follows her husband's lead because he will face the consequences.