They were also responsible for a large share of agricultural work, including weeding and harvesting, for such common crops as rice.

Such lingeer as Yacine Boubou, Ndate Yalla and her sister Njembeut Mbodji are hailed as inspirations for contemporary Senegalese women.

Rural women have become increasingly involved in managing village forestry resources and operating millet and rice mills.

[5] Senegal ratified the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly, as well as the additional protocol.

As of 2011[update], Senegalese feminists were critical of the government's lack of action in enforcing the protocols, conventions and other texts that legally protect women's rights.