Feminism
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Gloria Steinem: The Icon Who Forged Alliances with Black Feminists, Shaped Feminist Journalism
There is something slightly surreal about discovering Gloria Steinem through Mrs. America. In the FX miniseries, she appears in the middle of one of the most important political battles of 1970s America: the fight over…
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When Adults Fail the Girl Child Multiple Times
As a Nigerian girl born in Nigeria, you are already minus 100 against life. You have to hope you are not born into a family where female genital mutilation is the norm. If you escape…
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Why Being without Job, Stay-at-Home Mom is a Bad Idea
It needs to be emphasised: careers, jobs, and professions hold value beyond being a source of income. People can tag these honest conversations as “Gender Wars,” but a significant number of men don’t even consider…
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What Lindsay Clancy Case Reveals about Male Double Standards Against Women
A woman is accused of killing her three children during what her defence says was a severe psychiatric crisis, and because of that, the jury cannot reach a unanimous verdict. And somehow, thousands of miles…
