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

Why “girl boss” feminism is retrogressive

“Girl boss” feminism posits that the attainment of elevated social status and the amassment of wealth are what women need to escape misogyny and patriarchal oppression. What this does is place a sense of exclusivity on rights that should be intrinsic to all women. You can not throw money at structural problems and though, truly,…

ByAtinuke FalaiyeJune 3, 20213Comments

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The intersection between religion and feminism

We’ve talked about how Abrahamic religions and the institutions built around them have been weaponized for the oppression and subjugation of women through history. Islam, Christianity and Judaism are central in the lives of countless women, however, some of their teachings regarding women are questionable at best and downright misogynistic at worst. Beyond the manipulation…

ByAtinuke FalaiyeJune 1, 20211Comment

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Ozoemena: Remembering The Contributions of my forgotten foremothers

Every year on May 30th, numerous Igbos and those whose families suffered in the Nigeria-Biafra War of May 1967-January 1970 often share stories to encourage one another and to remember that war is not a thing that should take place again. As an Igbo person and especially an Igbo woman, I have often wondered why…

ByAngel Nduka-NwosuMay 31, 20211Comment

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Digital GBV

The internet, for all its merits, is a cesspool of targeted hate and harassment. Women meet as much vitriol online as they meet offline and maybe even more so because of the ease of access that the internet grants. Women who are vocal and unabashedly confident are bullied consistently online and almost nothing is done…

ByAtinuke FalaiyeMay 27, 20211Comment

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The sexist rhetoric of witch-hunting

Remember when feminists on Twitter were referred to as a “coven of witches''? This strategically positioned accusation of witchcraft has been used to oppress and harm women through history. The reclamation of the title “feminist coven” by women doesn’t make the weaponisation of the title any less harmful and evil. In accusing feminists of being…

ByAtinuke FalaiyeMay 20, 20213Comments

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Decentering wealth in the feminist movement

Like all movements, there are dichotomies between feminists and the feminist cause. Though the end goal aligns, there are specific variations among women that require specific attention to completely upend the present patriarchal structure. Women who are members of the LGBTQ+ community, fat women, dark-skinned women and poor women benefit from the feminist cause in…

ByAtinuke FalaiyeMay 18, 20210Comments

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International Day of Families

The family is the smallest unit of society and in many cases, the first unit of socialisation. The first formative years of a person’s life is typically spent around family and the experiences they have in that period shape them for the rest of their lives. Beyond childhood, the first unit of response to many…

ByAtinuke FalaiyeMay 15, 20210Comments

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The history of church-sanctioned misogyny and violence against women

It is impossible to divorce institutionalised violence against women from the Christian faith and the church as a body. For what feels like an eternity, Christianity, its doctrines and the church have helped shape harmful sexist narratives while perpetuating grievous harm against women. In the early modern period, the church spearheaded baseless witch hunts that…

ByAtinuke FalaiyeMay 13, 20212Comments

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Often overlooked workplace issues for women

According to Fitzgerald, one of every two women experiences workplace harassment in their working or academic lives.

ByAtinuke FalaiyeMay 11, 20210Comments

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America’s History of Medical Misogynoir

The term “misogynoir” was coined by queer, black feminist Moya Bailey to describe the intersection between racism, sexism and colourism, where darker-skinned women are subjected to vitriol; especially when they are prominent social figures and in the media. Women like Caster Semenya, Serena Williams, Ciara and several others have been victims of violent misogynoir perpetuated…

ByAtinuke FalaiyeMay 6, 20211Comment

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