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Meet Khadija Okunnu-Lamidi
“My standing before you today is to prove the resilience of our youth, our belief in, and our hope in Nigeria. Today, we face acute problems, of hunger, poverty, fear, insecurity, ignorance, and idleness of...
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Presidential declaration: KHADIJAH Okunnu-Lamidi
As the 2023 elections draw near, Nigerians and the entire world are looking forward to what everyone agrees is a defining moment for the country.
It is in view of these anticipations that a Nigerian young...
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Call for Applications: 10000 Voices
1000 voices is a coalition of more than 1,700 women’s rights advocates in 128 countries that work to provide backup to frontline women rights activists and to secure a treaty on violence against women.
1000 Voices...
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Amina J Mohammed Gets Second Term As UN DSG
Nigeria’s Amina Mohammed has been reappointed as the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations for a second term.
Prior to her appointment in 2017, Ms. Mohammed served as Minister of Environment of the Federal Republic of Nigeria...
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Defining moments for gender equality in 2021
Let’s reflect and look back on 2021. Let us look at both our wins and failures that formed the major moments for gender equality and women’s rights.
From women at the forefront of the ongoing fight...
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Muhammadu Buhari endorses global treaty against VAWGs
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari became the first sitting president to call for a global treaty to end violence against women and girls at the UN General Assembly in September 2021.
Muhammadu Buhari endorsed the treaty to...
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Call for WRITERS
In the bid to strengthen gender advocacy, women and child rights issues, press for structural, institutional, and policy changes, www.sheroes.ng is opening up its platforms for public contributions.
We are calling on feminists, writers, gender rights...
Quotes
He4She Quote
Without the role of a woman in a man's life,
He is bound to fail.
And vice-versa.
Dr. Uzodinma Adirieje.
Opinion
The Silent Pandemic of Domestic Abuse
Is one of the cancers ravaging our society; yet remains one of the highly neglected and unacknowledged issues. I have always wondered why and how something so prevalent and destructive can be so ignored. Judging...
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Tuesday Quote: Madhuri Dixit Nene
'Women need to be empowered through the strongest tool - education.
They don't need to be subservient to anyone;
But at the same time, men must...
Sunday Quote
'All over the world;
Young males and females, schooled in the art of patriarchal thinking;
Are building an identity on a foundation that sees the will...
Sunday Quote: Shirley Chisolm
That's what's wrong with the country.
There are too many 'good soldiers' accepting too many bad decisions.
Shirley Chisolm
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...
Musimbi Kanyoro
'Being successful should not only be measured by how much you make. Perhaps, one of the most important yardsticks for success should be improving...