Strongly prized in the oral tradition, whatever the social level of a Haitian, he uses the proverbs either to argue or to justify a behavior. Being described as the expression of the wisdom of the Haitian people, proverbs are also tainted with stereotypes. They have the po- wer to determine the place of man and woman in a society. In spite of the efforts expended to fight against inequalities between man and woman in Haitian society, the situation fails to change.