Being a woman in Nigeria is no child’s play. It comes with a pre-installed package of ‘blatant discrimination, social, religious and economic inequality, misogyny, sexual and gender-based violence. Being a…
There are many things that we talk about without really talking about them, like the legacy of unhealed wounds passed from mother to daughter, generation after generation. Many of…
Where does the concept of the failed woman stem from? Society needs to redefine what failure and success are. And women themselves also need to redefine success or failure while…
BRIEF INTRODUCTION The Violence Against persons (prohibition) Act (VAPP) was passed into law in May 2015. The Act was a result of agitations for the protection of persons against the…
The recent surge in rape, femicide, and domestic violence have necessitated a call to action by concerned individuals and stakeholders all over the country. It is in this regard that…
"For a very long time, girls and women have had to go through a series of untold hardships, yet the society through the use of an oppressive culture and manipulation…
Every day when you hear of rape cases, you wonder whether the world has gone bananas; what has come of humanity that it now preys on its own, the womenfolk? …
The rape pandemic is amplified every day and yet our government and the judicial system put in little or no effort to pass the necessary actions to bring perpetrators to…
When we were younger, we were told, as girls, to sit a certain way, crossing our legs, poised daintily, making sure not to take up too much space on the…
Covid19 may be the global epidemic identified by the WHO, but in some countries, it could be facing worse epidemics than the disease. The past weeks have been extremely overwhelming…
She was born Alice Faye Williams in Lumberton, North Carolina to Rosa Belle and Walter Williams Jnr, one of two children. Having an abusive father made her grow up resenting…
The patriarchal system in Nigeria has eaten so deep that even some acclaimed Feminist and Womanist don’t know when they are being patriarchal. That is why they would be advising…
Women are strong. They are strong in itself. Men cannot endure half of what women do, with a smile on their face and a gait and grace in their stride.…
Today, I stand with her, she who was regarded as a person of no consequences nor importance, on the basis of sex. Today, I stand with her, she whom the world…
Dear World, A woman's place is wherever she likes. Thank you. Elizabeth.
Born Merch Myrddin in Carmarthenshire, Elizabeth was a Welsh scholar, teacher, and promoter of women's education. She was the sister of Methodist reformer Hugh Price Hughes but had little education herself as a…
The world's most perversive manifestation of descrimination affects fully half of mankind - Women and Girls. Let's never forget gender equality is a question of power, and power still lies…
More than 800 million girls and women menstruate daily around the world. Yet, all thiese while, girls are facing unnecessary adversity dureing mesnturation times. Yet, no one is talking about…
We need to come together, Women activists, women artists, feminists. We all need to come together and cooperate together no matter how hard it is. Everyday, we have to fight…
“People don’t choose to become a refugee, they’re just victims of war and they are victims of circumstance. They were born in the wrong place at the wrong time and…
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