The Lagos 5: And the deafening Silence
I am deeply concerned, not just by the deaths of five Lagos female political leaders which happened sequentially, but by the eerie silence and dissociation that followed it. Unlike so…
Sept 18th: Equal Pay for Equal Work Day
International pay gap day is celebrated every year on 18th September towards achieving equal pay for all women around the globe. In other not to be left behind, the sustainable…
Sheroes Rising Launches Visibility Series for Women Leaders
Despite being half the world’s population, women appear in only 26% of all news subjects and sources across broadcast, radio, and print. UN Women In a bold step to amplify…
Sheroes Quote
UN Women is the global champion for gender equality, working to develop and uphold standards and create an environment in which every woman and girl can exercise her human rights…
Gender Visibility and Women Representation in News & Media
Thirty years after the Beijing Declaration, women still remain nearly invisible in global news, making up just a tiny fraction of voices and representation. The Global Media Monitoring Project (GMMP)…
Africa missing in GDO
Africa is missing in the Gender Data Index Out of all 34 evaluated countries in Africa, only a few have achieved impressive performances compared to others; Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda,…
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Being Woman in Nigeria; Risky Business.
Femicide has become a common phenomenon in Nigeria with every week witnessing the story of a woman mercilessly slaughtered. Last week, the story of how Amaye was stoned to death…
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…
16 Days of Activism 2021
A violent FREE world; begins with compassion and respect. The 16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children Campaign (16 Days Campaign) is a United Nations campaign…
Standing up against GSBV is a collective responsibility.
As we round up the 16 days action against GSBV, I reflect on my relationship with domestic abuse and GSBV. I have always felt domestic violence deeply because I was…
THE VIOLENCE AGAINST PERSONS PROHIBITION ACTS.
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…
Save-our-soul: sign the petition
Save-our-soul: Sign the petition.
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…
Save-our-soul: Change the narrative
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…
Worse than Covid19: Rape, leadership failure and institutional tolerance.
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…
Period poverty: A challenge for Africa
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…
Dr. Hadiza Balarabe- First in line
Today, Nigeria stepped into another 4 years democratic dispensation of the same people at the helm of affairs (it is always hard to defeat an incumbent- NO). Except for some…
Wednesday Quote: Michelle Bachelet
I am not pessimistic, I dont give up. I believe we should push back on the push back; And ensure that women's right are really protected'. Michelle Bachelet
Friday Quote: UN Women
“Women, if confined at home by faithful guardians, Are not really guarded; But those women who guard themselves by their own will, Are well guarded.” Eastern Proverb
Dear Girl Child
''12th October is celebrated as the Day of the Girl Child. But to me, everyday is for the Girl Child. I was once her, some part of me is still…
Saturday Quote
Feminism, unlike almost every other social movement, is not a struggle against a distinct oppressor. It's not the ruling class or the occupiers or the colonizers , It's against a…
