Men are not the enemy;
But the fellow victims.
The real enemy is women’s denigration of themselves’.
Friday Quote: Betty Friedan
Profiles
Wednesday Quote: Michelle Bachelet
I understand that the end does not justify the means.
And this should be a lasting value for democracy.
Michelle Bachelet
Monday Quote: Oprah Winfrey
Every time you state what you want or believe, you're the first to hear it.
It's a message to both you and others about what...
Wednesday Quote: Michelle Bachelete
“Gender equality will only be reached if we are able to empower women.”
– Michelle Bachelet
Opinion
Brenda Fassie (November 3rd 1964-May 9th 2004)
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Fassie was born in Langa, Cape Town, as the youngest of nine children. She was named after the American singer Brenda Lee. She was...
Women and food security in Nigeria
Women farmers
NIGERIA NEWS – The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization estimates that about 805 million people of the 7.3 billion people in the...
Wednesday Quote
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'I'm basically a feminist. I think that women can do anything they decide to do.'
Grace Kelly
Princess of Monaco
News
Wednesday Quote
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One isn't necessarily born with courage:
But one is born with potential.
Without courage we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency.
And we can't be kind,...
Monday Quote
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“Be more splendid, more extraordinary. Use every moment to fill yourself up.”
Oprah Winfrey
Women
Oh Mother!
Our mothers, just like their mothers' mothers lovingly place in our hands an invaluable gem as we embark on our journey into matrimony. They...
Ladi Kwali, (1925- 12 August 1984)
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Ladi was born in the small village of Kwali, present Kwali Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, in 1925 (Other historians indicate her...
Thursday Quote: Madeleine Albright
'It took me quite a long time to develop a voice, and now that I have it, I am not going to be silent'.
Madeleine...
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