Category: Basic Feminism
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Why International Women’s Day Still Feels Like a Hashtag in Africa
Every March 8th, the continent erupts in purple graphics, corporate tributes, and feel-good slogans. But for millions of African women, the celebration ends when the Wi-Fi does. Every year, as March 8th rolls around, something predictable happens across the African continent. Brands update their logos with purple and gold. LinkedIn…
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Emotional Labour: The Invisible Work Nigerian Women Are Tired of Doing
There is a quiet exhaustion that many Nigerian women carry, and it rarely has anything to do with physical labour. It is the exhaustion of always being the understanding one, the calm one, the reasonable one. It is the weight of managing emotions; not just their own, but everyone else’s,…
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Week 3: Decentering Romance — Valentine’s Day Through a Gen Z Feminist Lens
It’s February 14. Your phone is glowing. Instagram is flooded with roses, surprise deliveries, curated hotel rooms, and captions that read like acceptance speeches. Someone you barely speak to just got engaged. Someone else is being “spoiled correctly.” And somewhere in the middle of all that red and white,…
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Soft Life vs Survival Mode: Why Rest Is Political for African Women
There is a particular kind of tired that African women carry. It is not just physical tiredness. It is historical tiredness. Cultural tiredness. Generational tiredness. It is the tiredness of always being the reliable one. Before the internet gave it a name, many African women were already experts in survival…
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Navigating Career Change.
We often hear how people move from one career to another, and with each person there’s a different reason for switching careers. I spoke to some people who have gone through career changes and they all had different things to say. We hope that this article helps you whenever you…
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THE BEAUTY OF HUMAN INTERACTIONS: SISTERHOOD
Sisterhood is important to women everywhere. And one of the wonderful things about sisterhood is that it is not always based on biological ties–your friends are your sisters, the stranger you met at a mall and bonded over similar taste in fashion, anime or other interests is your sister, the…
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Dealing with Anxiety as a Woman.
Anxiety is a phenomenon experienced by 23.4% of women and non binary people, higher than the 14.3% present in men. In a nutshell, anxiety can be defined as, “a feeling of fear, dread, and uneasiness. It might cause you to sweat, feel restless and tense, and have a rapid heartbeat.…
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Interview With Sekhani; First Sexual Experience.
Starting by wishing you a very happy and prosperous new year. How has the year been for you so far? We want to hear all about it, especially me. Before we get into that, 13 women shared their first sexual experience and wants you dear reader to hear them, feel…
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