"The Travails of Ọmọtẹjọmọ" by Dr Ejiro Joyce Otive-Igbuzor excellently showcases the strength of a woman. Although the story revolves around Jọmọ, other women – Kọkọ, Kohwo, and Ufuoma – also go through their own “travails”. Together, these women strive to conquer despite the limits of the patriarchal world in which they live. #BookReview, #Feminism, #Gender, #GenderEquality, #Patriarchy, #Women
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“What Are the Women Doing?” Why You Should Never Dismiss the Lived Experiences of Others
If we don't even acknowledge the lived experiences of marginalised groups, then how can we ever hope to address the problems they face? #Exclusion, #LivedExperience, #Marginalisation, #Women, #WomenInPolitics
Women vs Culture: The GEO Bill and Cultural Relativism in Nigeria
Are women's rights universal or do they differ from culture to culture? #CulturalRelativism, #Feminism, #HumanRights, #Nigeria, #Women
Women and Titles – Here We Go Again…
In this post, I explore the problem with the way women, especially married women, are recognised in our society. #Feminism, #GenderInclusion, #GenderSensitivity, #Titles, #Women
#ProblemsTheEP: Girl Child
"Girl Child", track 3 on #ProblemsTheEP, was inspired by the explosion in cases of sexual and gender-based violence in Nigeria around May/June 2020. #GBV, #GirlChild, #Music, #NewMusic, #SlowJams
‘Miss’, ‘Ms’, and ‘Mrs’: The Problem with Titles and How We Use Them
I have always wondered who thought it was a good idea to address women by reference to their marital status. Recently, I've been doing some reading on the history of 'Miss' and 'Mrs', and I found some interesting things. #Feminism, #Lifestyle, #Marriage, #Titles, #Women