These speeches emphasize women's liberation as key to a truely liberated society. The ideas of women's emancipation reach far beyond traditional liberal ideas, and he stresses the importance of men changing their behavior in all of this as well. I am looking forward to learning more both about his leadership and the organizing done by the women of Burkina Faso. 

While there are definitely limitations, they are largely expected given the time period. You would be hard pressed to find another male politician coming close to speaking about solidarity with women in such a way in most places in the 80s.