Saturday Quote: Hannah Uiri
'The time has come. When my heart yearns for more. For fresh words and untold stories. bite into them Like a summer peach Dripping lines of poetry down my chin'.…
Friday Quote: Barack Obama
Barack Obama Former American President- 'Women in particular; By the way, I want you to get more involved; Because men have been getting on my nerves lately'.
Thursday Quote: Unyime- Ivy King
Ambassador Unyime-Ivy King- 'We cannot underestimate the influence and capacity of the Girl child; If she is more; Society will be more too'.
Wednesday Quote: Gloria E Anzaldua
Gloria E Anzaldua- 'A woman who writes has power; And a woman with power is feared'.
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Tuesday Quote: Kimore-Lee Simmons
Kimore Lee Simmons- All women are goddesses; It is just a matter of letting that goddess-power shine; And if you don't try to be the biggest and baddest damn goddes…
Monday Quote: Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Winfrey- 'If you are a woman; You need to recognise it hasn't even been a hundred years since we had the right to vote; Since we were considered a…
Dr. Denis Mukwege- Peace Nobel Laureate
Yes. Even men can be sheroes. Even though they are heroes, but as without a she there would not be a He; We shall call them sheroes as well. And…
Born Female and Ibo- Ella Umeh-Ezeadilieje
Being born female and Igbo is both a blessing and a curse. Our society holds the girl child to moral standards that even the angels will aspire to....and we are…
Sunday Quote: Shirin Ebadi
Shirin Ebadi- 'I manintain that nothing useful and lasting can emerge from violence'
Saturday Quote: Hannah Uiri
Hanah Uiri wrote: 'I am fighting for all the pieces if myself they told me I should have hid. This is my story; This is my truth; And I am…
Friday Quote- Former American President Barack Obama
Barack Obama, Former American President said- 'This is an extra-ordinaty time to be a woman; We shouldn't downplay how far we've come. That would be a disservice to all those who…
Winnie Harlow: From Cow to Top Model
The story of top model Winnie Harlow is an inspiring as well as uplifting one. She was born Chantelle Brown-Young on July 27, 1994 in Toronto, Canada and is a…
Singing helps women overcome postnatal depression, study reveals
Chidinma Ekile. Photo: womenofrubiesSinging helps women overcome postnatal depression, new research reveals. New mothers who struggle with moderate-to-severe symptoms of the condition recover significantly faster if they sing in a…
Oyo women will not compromise political rights – Women leader
Chief Adeyinka Adegbite, a women rights and political activist in Ibadan, says women in Oyo State will no longer compromise their political rights in the next political dispensation. Adegbite, the…
“I evolved from being a timid woman who endured domestic abuse to an assertive woman” – Olubunmi Ajai Layode
Olubunmi Ajai Layode Olubunmi Ajai Layode (Jopa's daughter), is a campaigner against domestic violence (DV), she also fights for the emancipation of women from the shackles placed on them by…
Salihat Rahaman: The making of Abaya Diva
Salihat Raham Salihat Rahaman was born in Ile-Ife, Osun State to Prof. Moruf Rahaman and Hajiya Aisha Abdulrahman. She is one of three daughters. She received all her formal education…
Salihat Raham
Salihat Raham Salihat Rahaman was born in Ile-Ife, Osun State to Prof. Moruf Rahaman and Hajiya Aisha Abdulrahman. She is one of three daughters. She received all her formal education…
Confronting the other woman…
I have received a lot of interesting reactions to some of my articles and I will be sharing some of these stories with you as time goes on, but two…
She may not like co-parenting with dad
Many women may not admit this, but they may not want their husbands to take much active part in raising their children. These are some reasons why you may not…
Not your jungle, not your monkeys…
Shea Butter: Let’s use Latina, light-skin and Caucasian women advertising a product for all hair types for a brand that’s been a favourite for black women for decades. Pepsi: Let’s…
