feminism
19 Dec 2022
Feminism is a movement that has been gaining traction in the African society in recent decades. It is a movement that seeks to empower women and promote gender equality. In a society where women have traditionally been marginalised, feminism has been a powerful force for change. In many African countries, the traditional roles of women…
10 Nov 2022
In recent years, the feminist movement has gained significant momentum. The Feminism And Gender Equality Around The World report from Ipsos provides an overview of the state of feminism and gender equality around the world based on survey results from across 24 countries. The report highlighted that gender inequality is still prevalent in society with…
23 Jul 2022
I am the last of nine children. I come from a large family; eight girls and one boy. We grew up mostly in Nigeria, but partly in the United Kingdom (UK).
30 Apr 2022
Solape Akinpelu is the founder of HerVest, a women-focused and inclusive fintech platform for the underserved and excluded women in Africa. She is also the Nigeria...
20 Nov 2021
A Chartered Accountant by profession, Sefi Atta is an award-winning novelist, short-story writer, playwright and screenwriter. She is the author of novels Everything Good Will Come
13 Nov 2021
Life coach and founder, Women of Valour Global Ministry, Mrs. Lovett Kalu Obiakalusi, has admonished women to put aside feminism and gender equality in their marriage
24 Dec 2020
Nollywood actress Stella Damasus has taken to social media to advise on the need not to use social media as a measuring tool for the true worth of a friendship. The screen star stressed the need not to take relationships for granted as one needs to know there is a difference between social media friends…
23 Sep 2020
Submission in marriage has been an age-long concept, deeply rooted in our culture as a patriarchal society. The woman is expected to submit to her husband, which in most cases is tyrannical because many men have gripped on to the submission rhetoric to ensure male dominance in marriage; a game of control and power. With…
13 Sep 2020
In a country that is desperately telling the world that progressive gender ideas have reached its borders, the most-watched indigenous reality TV show in the history of Nigeria takes viewers to the very belly of the beast, revealing sharp contrasts about what it truly means to be female and Nigerian in 2020, even when the…
16 Aug 2020
Ifeoma Okoye is a writer, who has won literary awards such as, African Regional Winner, Commonwealth Short Story Competition, for Waiting for a Son
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When feminism and what it stands for is on the rise, the world is opening up to the possibility and acceptance of women-owned villages, and progressive communities. While this is fast becoming a norm, what many do not know, is that for ages, camps and villages to safeguard women from violence have been in existence.…
14 Jun 2020
Feminism: The Agony Of Men is a book on spirituality written by Michael Owhoko. Published in December 2018 by the American publishing house, Westbow Press
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