Tears rolled down Adanna’s cheeks. Who would have thought that they would choose Jude over her? But Jude was a guy. Their organization was well known for their gender inclusive nature. Didn’t it mean that it had to be her over him? Adanna groaned and held her tummy tight. It hurt to think they would […]
SHE IS AT THE HELM!!!
Juliet has been passionate about leadership since she was a child. Her parents raised her to be vocal and to see herself as capable of organizing people and leading them with goals and visions that helped bring change in society. In the earlier years of primary school, their teacher said that whoever scored the highest […]
MEN ON BOARD
After second semester examinations, Adeola came home to announce that she had a C in Maths. Temitope, her younger brother, shrugged. “Why didn’t you do better? You were so good in Maths. You even got an A1 in WAEC!” He shrieked. “It’s normal,” Adeola said, “Aunty Callista said as we go higher, it […]
Women shattering glass ceilings, breaking through concrete walls, striding on sticky floors and escaping career labyrinths : No falling off the Glass Cliff. Never.
Victoria is the only single woman living in Lincoln estate, the most expensive estate in the country. At 23, she drives a G – Wagon and works as a managing director of a very lucrative firm. Rumor has it that although she has two drivers, a laundry man, a housekeeper and two chefs, she has […]
STEREOTYPES AND HOW THEY COLOUR OUR PERCEPTIONS
Franca sat on the floor, legs entangled like a yoga instructor. “Why did she have to be the one to do all the work for them while they had hands and were all given the same assignments in school?” she thought, peeling cocoyam and hissing when the heat scalded her soft palms. “This isn’t […]
Should gender affect our choices in things that have no biological consequences?
The quality of our life today is a reflection of the choices we have made in the past – good or bad. Although we are free to make choices, we cannot choose the outcomes or consequences of those our actions. There are, however, things we did not choose like our race, our skin color, […]
Together We Can-The New Feminine Anthem
TOGETHER WE CAN-THE NEW FEMININE ANTHEM Recently, a hashtag trended in the U.S twitter space that reads #hersuccessisnotmyfailure. It was another feather to the caps of a new movement already generating waves in the U.S.A., the idea of women supporting women. In her latest post on her blog, HerViewFromHome, Heather LeRoss said, ‘I am a […]
The Role of Women In Nation Building
The role of women in nation building. In the olden days, women were over looked. As a result of the patriarchal nature of the society, women were seen as inferior. Most times, they were just active in the private sphere. For the public sphere, they were not given the chance to explore their potentials because […]
The Feminine Identity
Sometimes I think about my life, have I been swayed by winds of voices around me, have I been silenced just to receive validation from people. I have seen and experienced a lot and definitely there are still a lot to experience. Years passing by asking questions, asking questions about who really I am; asking […]
NO TO GENDER DISCRIMINATION
Out of the Ashes we rise For the sun that was out that evening The moon that shone that night For it came out in all its might And they flooded the town with light As all the vestiges left me of the fight The fight where I was supposed to be the Knight but […]