Fairytales contribute to the perpetuation of gender inequality. These stories educate youngsters to perceive the world through a distorted lens by promoting hazardous preconceptions. Have you ever noticed how many fairytales sound the same? Mistreatment, helplessness, or abandonment of a young, beautiful, naive girl. She is confronted with numerous obstacles that she cannot overcome on her own. She desires freedom, so she waits for a prince to come to her rescue. Her patience is rewarded when, after a lengthy wait, a young, attractive, accomplished, and determined man appears and saves the day. Following that, he marries her. Many people have spoken with believing these stories are harmless since they finish…
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Take The Lead: Women in Technology and Engineering! – Adeyinka Adebakin
Adeyinka Adebakin, is currently a Master's student at Technical University Kaiserslautern, Germany, where she majors in Software Engineering. Alongside her studies, she works with SAP, a multinational software company in Germany. Adeyinka has a passion for Information technology management and supporting different startups in the software industry.
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Gendered messages in Advertising
stereotypes shape our perceptions of things, and as such, should we continue to project non-progressive realities because certain things are our realities and are influenced by stereotypes? If stereotypes must be unlearned and redefined, I believe stereotypes must evolve, and the media must portray these issues in a new light.
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Alexia Putellas is the Ballon d’or winner 2021!
Unlike that of the male version shrouded in a lot of controversy and creation of a new award category, the news of Alexia Putellas’ Ballon d’Or victory won’t have come as a surprise to those who follow women’s football closely. The Catalonia-born midfielder has had a wonderful year and remains the epicentre of a star-studded Barcelona side that went on win their first UEFA Champions League, and a historic treble this year, a first in their history. Her performance in the final was nothing short of scintillating; terrorising a Chelsea side that was formidable in their own rights, providing an assist, and ending up on the scoresheet herself from the…
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International Men’s Day 2021
International Men’s Day is observed today. It’s a day that honors men’s accomplishments while also attempting to identify methods to improve men’s mental, physical, and social well-being. Gender equality is one of the pillars of the international men’s day celebration. Gender equality, according to the United Nations, can only be accomplished if both genders work together to secure equal rights and access for all. The topic of this year’s International Men’s Day is “Better interactions between men and women,” which aligns with this viewpoint. The topic for this year is a call for more men to collaborate closely with women in society and in all aspects of life. It promotes…
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Gendered Mindset On Prayer
Yoruba people have a popular saying that “adura iya lo n gba lori omo” (mothers’ prayers are valid in the lives of their children). This saying is problematic because many people do not believe that their fathers’ prayers are valid over their lives. They just have their mother’s prayers to rely on. This is applied to everyday discussions when a child achieves accomplishment or is rescued from a dangerous situation, the common saying is “adura iya mi lo n je lori mi” (my mother’s prayers are being answered over my life). In truth, this saying does not stop there; it also places a great deal of responsibility on women in…
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When Acts of Service Are Gendered
A post about a couple that went for an event trended on Twitter some time ago because the woman served herself but didn’t serve her husband. People said different things. Many people blamed the wife for eating without making sure her husband had food to eat. They saw her as irresponsible, uncaring and some might have said that she was unfit to be married to a man. While I don’t think it was nice that she was eating and her husband wasn’t, I had to think about it from a different perspective as well. As I thought, I realized that most people judged that woman harshly because certain acts of…
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International Day of the Girl Child 2021 Program
I started this in 2017 as a young girl who was not quite clear about this path but just took that step and was winging it all along. This is the 5th Edition of the event to mark International Day of the Girl Child I will be organizing. I have never been physically present for any Edition but I appreciate the support system I have in friends and those who key into this vision who ensure that everything goes on smoothly. Thanks to everyone who has been holding the fort, pulling this through over the past 5 years in my absence. Thank you to everyone for the collaboration and partnership.…
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International Day of the Girl Child 2021 -Words on Marble – Letter to A Young Girl
It is another edition of the International Day of the girl and this year’s theme is step outside the gender box: Learning free from stereotypes. Today, we’re focusing on a core aspect of our future that has been affecting our growth and development for decades. That is how we learn. As a girl, you have been told don’t learn that it is for boys. Don’t apply for that course, your brain can’t handle it. In fact, you will explode. Because of these lies, many girls have shied away from exploring their areas of interest and pursuing their passions. Look around you. It is not new to hear girls being pushed…
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Message to Girls to mark International Day of the Girl Child 2021
Today is the #InternationalDayoftheGirl2021. This year’s Theme is Step Outside The Box: Learning Free From Stereotypes. A message for girls out there! Shirley Chisholm said, “Tremendous amounts of talent are lost to our society just because that talent wears a skirt.” Welcome to another edition of the International Day of the girl. This year’s theme is Step outside the gender box: Learning free from stereotypes. For far too long, we have been lied to. We have been told: You can’t learn this. You can’t understand this. We have been made to believe that certain bodies of knowledge are too difficult for us to learn because we are females. In Nigeria,…
