Everyday Feminism

Everyday Feminism highlights feminist issues which affect women daily. We are discussing everyday discrimination, everyday violence against women, everyday inequality of the sexes.

Everyday Feminism

Harassment has adapted to digital; harassment laws need to do the same

Many of us watched the vindication of Moe, a ”lawyer in the states” in real-time after weeks of harassment and an onslaught of online abuse because her assertiveness upset a man on the internet. After an exchange between both parties on Twitter, this man sought to have her disbarred. As if that was not enough,…

ByAtinuke FalaiyeAugust 30, 20210Comments

Everyday Feminism

The Requirement of Silence for “Good Women”

At age 13, Rachita renounced her last name in protest of the caste system in India - a system that more or less ranks people's humanity by the circumstances of their birth. This move gives some insight into Rachita's commitment and dedication to fighting for what is just and right. Rachita, tech entrepreneur and co-founder…

ByAtinuke FalaiyeAugust 23, 20210Comments

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The Implications of Colourism

This week, we speak to Shari Melanin about colourism and its implications in Jamaica. The "melanin" in Shari Melanin symbolises her acceptance of and love for her skin despite society at large telling her and other dark-skinned people that our skin is inferior and undesirable; that our appearance determines our worth. Being raised in a…

ByAtinuke FalaiyeAugust 16, 20211Comment

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To Noise-making

On the podcast this week, we talk to Fakkriyya Hashim, one of the prominent voices behind the #ArewaMeToo movement. The climate of the lack of accountability for perpetrators of violence against women inspired her to join the cause. Growing up, Fakkriyya saw a culture of sexual violence against women and children. In secondary school, male…

ByAtinuke FalaiyeAugust 9, 20210Comments

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No I’m Not Here To Serve Tea

Haitian women have been protesting gender-based violence, intimate partner violence and rape. Irvika says, “we deserve to be here”, and we agree. For Haitian feminists, the fight is for a better quality of life and equal representation. Representation is important and, though the Haitian constitution makes provisions for its prioritisation, the enforcement does not match…

ByAtinuke FalaiyeAugust 2, 20210Comments

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Women-led movements across the world: #ShutItDownNamibia

Pissing people off is part and parcel of all movements that seek to upend the status quo and feminism particularly ruffles feathers because “how dare WOMEN?” For Ndiilokelwa, it was reading that set them on their feminist journey and shaped their perspective on what the feminist movement and struggle are about. Being a non-binary, lesbian…

ByAtinuke FalaiyeJuly 26, 20216Comments

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The Burdens of Purity Culture

I sat, awaiting my appointment in the hospital when a woman started preaching to me despite my straight face. I was forced to pay her attention because she kept checking whether I was listening to her sermon, and predictably, it centred on sexual purity. When she said, "Once the hymen gets broken before marriage, a…

ByFaridat MusaJuly 24, 20211Comment

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Dating while feminist and coexisting with the patriarchy

In this week’s episode of WNCYA, we talk to Dimma Umeh, a proud beacon of feminism and Igbo culture, about how the dating pool is for (heterosexual) feminist women and what patriarchy is through the lenses of an Igbo woman. Dimma tells us about how she began to incorporate discussions on social issues into her…

ByAtinuke FalaiyeJuly 19, 20210Comments

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Expanding your politics beyond feminism

One of the major failings of any form of activism is the refusal of those at the helm to realise that their struggle is not the sole or ultimate struggle on earth. A dogged refusal to acknowledge the oppression and struggle of others is a gateway to becoming an oppressor even in your oppression. The…

ByAtinuke FalaiyeJuly 15, 20211Comment

Everyday Feminism

Workplace Microaggressions: The Aftermath of Confrontation

After confronting oppressive systems and people, after a probable internal struggle and crossing all the barriers that make women unwilling to speak up, what happens? In this week’s episode of WNCYA, Awazi talks about how when she confronted the men who’d been speaking over her, they made her feel like she was crazy. “At the…

ByAtinuke FalaiyeJuly 12, 20210Comments

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