Life is tough but when you are an unmarried, African woman, it is tougher. You keep getting constant reminders from society about the supposedly “biological clock”...
Patriarchy is the institution within the society that enables a certain gender to feel superior. It covers up their shortcomings and fights aggressively so they retain...
Hello Patriarchy, the protector of men - rich and poor. As long as patriarchal systems remain firmly in place, the concept of choice is really a...
So, this is how to be a real man: A real man would never hit his woman no matter what. A real man would never flare...
She is She. The virtuous woman, swaying her waist, beads clanking and clinking, dancing about her as she moves. She carries herself with poise, a dimpled...
Becky couldn’t sleep. Earlier in the day, her husband and his mother, her mother-in-law, had an argument about another family member. Her husband had ended the...
Unsuspecting ʌnsəˈspɛktɪŋ/ (Of a person or animal) not aware of the presence of danger; feeling no suspicion. Synonyms: unwitting, oblivious, unaware, unconscious, heedless, unmindful. On Twitter,...
A story is trending on social media of a man who allegedly connived with a doctor to remove his wife’s womb because she’s given birth to...
I was having a conversation with a female on social media and she made a comment that really took me aback. She said, “Women should always be...
Sometime last year, I was talking with two of my male colleagues about how men are susceptible to rape. “Men can’t be raped,” one of them...
It’s a reality that cannot be denied: men are expected to go into relationships with deep pockets. Disagree, insist, fight, the truth is that’s exactly the...
Gender roles have made female subjugation a cultural universal. A cultural universal is a trait or element different human societies (cultures) have in common. Most cultures...
Last time I was with a dear friend, I told him, “I want a patriarch, a benevolent misogynist. You that is a feminist, who you epp?”...
“If Celie were singing, she would be like Mamie, Bessie, and Ma Rainey, all of whom were abused. Those women were abused by men. (…) And...
My weekend was a hit! I was in the company of five amazing women, and from our discussions, I learnt many things. Two of them are: There...
I love it when circumstances make me interact with everyday people. Whether such interaction is with the artisan who needs to fix something for me, or...
In a wry twist, I need the person society wants me to be- a wife. Wives are delightful! They literally do everything– wash, iron, cook, pray,...
One beautiful Monday night I was watching Tinsel with my mother and on this particular episode ‘Brenda’ which is played by ‘Funlola Aofiyebi’ had a son...
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