Men and women are supposed to be chaste and pure, their bodies and minds are designed to not think or perform sexual pleasure and desires until an appropriate and designated period post marriage, however women are seen to be placed on a higher standard of purity expectations than men
3 out of 36 States in Nigeria are working towards the inclusion of women in leadership and decision making positions. Kwara. Ebonyi and Ekiti States have intentionally created spaces, trained and equipped women and elevated these women into the helm of affairs. The combined representation of leaders in these 3 states show women working in[…]
Discovering and studying the life of a King called Ahebe Ugbabe, first woman who became King, first woman to become a Warrant Officer during colonial interruptions, first woman to act in the capacity of a King in a Kingdom in Igbo land and perform male centered norms such as masquerade and wife marrying, brought an ambivalence in present day reality of women’s exclusion in leadership. An ethnographic discovery by Chinua Achebe’s daughter, Nwando Achebe, this history brought about layers of knowledge and rich historical information about women who lead
While the imposition of gender on our Nation had negative intentions, we can transform this into a positive change and utilise it as a “check” on meeting the needs of us all- men and women. The Gender ideology we have today should be challenged so that as a concept, it can be used to transform our society to be inclusive of the representation of us all.
Arriving in the month of November in 2023 feels like a cocktail of emotions for me as I see the year winding up – how do you feel about the year thus far? I could catalogue highs and lows in the past months however they may appear, it has all added to shifting from a[…]
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