Considering 'gender fluidity' in Zambia: femininities, marriage and social influence

With reference to Ifi Amadiume's book Male Daughters, Female Husbands, this article offers an analysis of 'gender fluidity' by reflecting on 'female-husbands' and their position of influence within extended families in Zambia. Based on my auto-ethnographical reflections, I argue that women who are 'female-husbands' have a sphere of influence that is intertwined with versions of 'gender fluidity' that has been shaped by a combination of lineage systems and changing contemporary gendered subjectivities.