Here are some sexual norms we’re challenging and “oddities” we’re encouraging this month. Orgasms should not be one sided
Atinuke Falaiye
Human rights… but women continuously have to fight for these same “human rights”. This article explores how women continuously have to fight for freedoms that should be intrinsic.
In recent times, feminist hate has been at an all-time high on Nigerian Twitter. The deliberate antagonism of feminists is not new but it has certainly intensified.
Who even is an ally? An ally is a person who supports the advancement of the cause of a marginalised demographic even though they are not part of that group.
This person, understanding that they are in a privileged position (as they are not victims of the oppression the marginalised group is fighting against),…
Kuda Bank announced internship slots exclusive to women and Nigerian men had a collective meltdown on Twitter.
Being a woman in male-dominated fields is not a breeze. As if day to day workplace stress is not enough, some sexist workplace conventions further reduce the quality of the working experience for women.
One of the most palpable elements of the patriarchy is the rigid gender role impositions on men and women. Society prescribes what passes as acceptable and unacceptable behaviour and scorns and punishes anyone who fails to fall neatly behind the line.
For many women, thoughts of home are riddled with instances of antagonism and dehumanisation.
Women are often seen as objects of pleasure and gratification devoid of thoughts and feelings. In this context, the focus is objectification along sexual lines and not in terms of male entitlement to disparaging physical labour from women.
Patriarchy is interwoven with the very fibre of Nigerian society. The predominance of the belief that man is supreme and woman subordinate is evident so much so that it has tainted every aspect of our lives including our legislation.