No! I am not telling a lie… This is in accordance to section 55(1)(d) of the Penal Code of Northern Nigeria which provides that an assault by a man on a woman is not an offence if they are married, if native law or custom recognizes such “correction” is lawful. The bill was enacted in […]
IT IS LEGAL TO PHYSICALLY HIT A WOMAN FOR THE PURPOSE OF CORRECTION IN NIGERIA Read More »
Waking up to the news that Pinelopi (Penny) Goldberg had been appointed the Chief Economist of the World Bank on the 27th of April I was ecstatic. Being an economist myself I know that there are few female economists who make it to the top of their careers. Penny will now join the class of
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I dream of a World Where I am free to express myself And reach my full potential Where I don’t have to hide my tears cos Men don’t cry Or where I am seen as weak cos Women are naturally weak. I dream of a World Where things happen at my pace And society doesn’t
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For you to understand the basis of my madness, let me ask you a simple question which is actually the basis for this article; did Lama deserve to die? Lama was only a five year old girl who still thought about nothing else but her Barbie dolls and the bouncing castle in her school playground.
#IamLama: Questioning our Notion of Virginity Read More »
We caught up with Winifred Buya Mukonzo, the Founder and Director of Empower HER Initiative. Empower Her Initiative is an initiative that mentors women and girls to become agents of social and economic change. It also provides a platform for GBV victims to share ideas on how to prevent and tackle it, teach entrepreneurial skills to
Winifred fearlessly Empowers Young Women Read More »
As the third year since the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs rolls by, there is no denying the fact that concrete plans are underway globally to achieve the set goals since the beginning of implementation in January 2016. All citizens are stakeholders where the SDGs are concerned, successful implementation of the goals will reflect
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To be really candid, I don’t know if the book of Esther is a christain story. I understand that it appears in the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible) and read on the Jewish holiday of Purim, I also know that there is no mention of God or any Holy land in the book. I read that Martin Luther is
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I receive newsletters from the International Women’s Development Agency (IWDA) an Austrialian based NGO supporting women suffering from poverty and oppression worldwide. Below is an infograph and excerpts from thenewsletter they shared with us this morning which struck a cord in my heart. “Right now in 2016, there is still not one country on earth where
Gender Inequality is Worldwide – Infograph by IWDA Read More »
Nigeria’s Minister of Environment, Amina Mohammed has been recognised as one of the World’s greatest leaders. Fortune released its list and she was recognised for her prominent role in climate change. Although the full list will be published in Fortune’s April 1 edition, the magazine has already released a video of the leaders that made
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Effective from April 2, Amina J. Mohammed, Nigeria’s Environment Minister, became Chair of the Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC). The former Assistant-Secretary General and Special Advisor to the Secretary General on Post-2015 Development Planning, Ms. Mohammed chairs the Steering Committee, while guiding the work of WSSCC’s Geneva-based Secretariat, its operations in 20 countries
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