Novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie was recently honored with an honorary degree at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. Accepting the award, Adichie gave a characteristically insightful and witty...
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...
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar‘s latest column on The Hollywood Reporter examines the portrayal of women in Hollywood lately. Kareem complains that Hollywood’s portrayal of the modern woman involves too...
There is a saying that, just as our palmar flexion creases are different, so are we all different from each other. Different faces, backgrounds, experiences, mindsets,...
Humanism is the new black, and as expected of everything in fashion, some people can’t even rock it. No shade, but whenever these people overestimate their...
Ghanaian actress, writer, and activist Lydia Forson wrote a message for feminists and for all those who will like to know what feminism is all about....
Recently, award-winning author and feminist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie in an interview with the UK Guardian came out to say that she would be more successful in...
If you are a fan of Nollywood movies, you probably already have certain impressions about Nigerians and their women especially. The female characters in Nollywood movies...
This is sequel to my last post – “Nine Traits of an Average Nigerian (TAN)”. Ostensibly, the idea jumped over some people’s head and I feigned...
Why should I be seen as less because I have a vagina and not a penis? Why should I have to get an A to be...
Nigerians are emotionally fragile people – the “inconsequential” things peeve us. Here is the Rebel Gang Starter Pack for Nigerian Girls: Be At Ease with Yourself...
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has responded to the controversy facing her recent comments on women and trans-women. She had, in an interview with UK Channel 4, for...
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie in this interview with Channel 4 said that it is difficult to equate the experience of trans-women with that of women. According to...
Dear Gender Judges, How is it doing you? What pleasure do you derive from defining what should be masculine and feminine? Have you defined your destiny?...
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s new small book, entitled “Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions”, is based on a 9,000-word advice letter she wrote to...
This series of tweets by one Wasu (@MaiNhiya) is currently trending. Wasu, who started the tweets with “feminism and gender equality will take you nowhere,” said...
Last week’s article really ruffled a lot of feathers. It was interesting to see the various reactions from readers in the comments. Everyone made a valid...
Recently, comments made by two influential Nigerian men could lead us to believe that a woman’s place is in the kitchen. One advised men not to...
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