Polygamy expert Esther Stanford-Xosei gives scholastic food for thought on polygamy and African people at http://vimeo.com/16364653
"From my research on the matter, and having spoken to many communities within the African world that practice this, many of the women I have spoken to are very empowered very educated and when they have chosen this - we're taking about polygamy by consent - when they have chosen this as a way forward, as a lifestyle as part of rebuilding family, then they have chosen it knowing what the implications are. And I think that we must not underestimate the intellect of the African woman." -Esther Stanford-Xosei, 2010
"From my research on the matter, and having spoken to many communities within the African world that practice this, many of the women I have spoken to are very empowered very educated and when they have chosen this - we're taking about polygamy by consent - when they have chosen this as a way forward, as a lifestyle as part of rebuilding family, then they have chosen it knowing what the implications are. And I think that we must not underestimate the intellect of the African woman." -Esther Stanford-Xosei, 2010