One Girl Every Three Seconds: The Fight to End Child Marriage
Every three seconds, somewhere in the world, a girl is married before she reaches adulthood. More than 12 million girls are married each year before the age of 18. Behind…
Beyond the Farm Gate, Nigeria Must Help Farmers Capture More Value
Nigeria’s agricultural transformation debate often begins with a familiar question: how can farmers produce more? But there is another question that deserves equal attention: who captures the value created after…
Africa’s Green Transition Cannot Succeed Without Women, Experts Warn at WIGSE-26
At the Women’s International Green Summit and Exhibition (WIGSE-26) in Lagos, experts, policymakers, researchers and entrepreneurs converged around a common message: Africa cannot achieve an inclusive and sustainable green transition…
The Joke I Couldn’t Laugh At
I was scrolling through WhatsApp Status on Sunday morning when I came across a status shared by a friend. I think he had reposted it from someone else. It was…
When Women Have the Right Tools Businesses Thrive
For many women entrepreneurs, the biggest obstacle to growing a business is not a lack of talent or customers. It is the high cost of essential equipment. A new financing…
Interrogating the Electoral College Approach in Nigeria’s Reserved Special Seats for Women Bill
As Nigeria advances toward a critical stage in its constitutional reform process, the proposed Women’s Special Seats Bill- House Bill (HB) 1349- has reignited national debate on how best to…
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Supporting Male Victims of DV Does Not Betray Women
For decades, the movement to end domestic violence has transformed lives by exposing abuse, strengthening laws, supporting survivors, and challenging harmful social norms. These achievements have saved countless women and…
Kristrún Frostadóttir: How Iceland’s Youngest Prime Minister Is Redefining Leadership
There is a kind of courage that rarely announces itself with raised voices or grand gestures. It appears instead in quiet determination—in a young economist walking into rooms filled with…
The Hidden Half: CDC Data Reveals Male Domestic Violence Victims
For decades, the conversation around domestic violence has largely centered on women; however, another reality has remained largely hidden from public discourse. Millions of men also experience abuse in their…
Her Body Was Never the Problem, How Breast Ironing Continues to Steal Childhoods
Some wounds never appear in hospital records. They leave no diagnosis in medical files, yet they shape an entire lifetime. They are not caused by disease or accident, but by…
A Five-Day Revolution: How a Groundbreaking Cancer Treatment Is Giving Thousands of Men New Hope
The NHS is introducing a cutting-edge five-session radiotherapy treatment that offers thousands of men with prostate cancer a faster, more precise alternative to conventional therapy—marking a significant step forward in…
The Decisive Vote: How Women Could Shape Nigeria’s 2027 Elections
As political parties begin positioning themselves for Nigeria's 2027 general elections, attention is naturally focused on alliances, campaign strategies, and the personalities likely to dominate the political landscape. Yet beneath…
Why Society Judges Women More Harshly Than Men
Across cultures, history, and generations, one pattern remains strikingly consistent. Women are often judged more harshly than men for similar behaviors, choices, and even mistakes. Whether it is appearance, relationships,…
Social Media and the Confidence of Young Women
Social media has become one of the most influential forces shaping how young women see themselves, how they measure their worth, and how they define confidence in the modern world.…
Mental Health Among Women: The Conversations We Ignore
Mental health remains one of the most overlooked aspects of women's well-being. Behind the smiles, achievements, carefully curated social media posts, and countless responsibilities women carry every day lies a…
The Hidden Pain of Widows in Society
Widowhood is one of the most painful transitions a woman can experience, but for many widows, the pain does not end with the death of a husband. In many societies,…
Domestic Violence and Silence
Domestic violence is one of the most painful realities many women experience behind closed doors. It remains one of the least openly discussed issues in society. It exists in homes…
Postpartum Depression and the Silence Around It
Postpartum depression is one of the most overlooked health conditions affecting women after childbirth. It remains widely misunderstood and often ignored. Postpartum depression is a serious mental health condition that…
Afghanistan The Country That Locked Away Its Daughters
For millions of women in Afghanistan, life has quietly transformed into a daily struggle for survival, silence, and endurance. Behind closed doors and beneath the weight of political restrictions, poverty,…
Iyabo Ojo and the Silence of Survival: A Story of Pain, Fear, and Courage
Iyabo Ojo spoke not only as a Nollywood actress, but as a woman carrying the weight of repeated trauma, silence, and survival. Her voice reflects a reality many women endure…
