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Palatable Feminism: The Search for Benevolence in Patriarchy
Ask the majority of people, even women, what a feminist choice is, and they would tell you it is a choice made by a woman. So whether she is choosing to be a stay-at-home mum,…
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From Farm Fields to Brothels: The Price of a Promise in Nigeria
“When we left Ile-Ife in Osun State, South-West Nigeria for Ibadan to hustle, it was not that work she told me on the phone. It was ashawo work.” – Faith, 17 At the open space…
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International Literacy Day: 7 Ways to Understand Feminism in Local Context
Today, September 8, is International Literacy Day, which is usually about reading and writing. But literacy is more than the ability to recognise letters on a page. It is also about engaging with ideas, questioning…
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Rethinking Myth of Motherhood Through Buchi Emecheta’s Joys of Motherhood
Society painted motherhood as a woman’s ultimate joy. But for Nnu Ego, that joy is unattainable, replaced by endless suffering and sacrifice. Perhaps, a better title for the novel would have been “The Sorrows of…
