Not many know that the colonization of Africa was possible due to the promises made to European men of sexually promiscuous African women. In fact,…
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Thabsie Releases Music Video for iLula | Watch
Thabsie’s single, iLula explored the issue of unfaithfulness in relationships. She told the story of being cheated on and how it made the women involved in such relationships feel.
Uzo Aduba Is Set To Star In the Upcoming Season of Fargo
Uzo Aduba, the Emmy-winning actress is starring alongside Chris Rock in the fourth season of Fargo, FX’s anthology series.
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Honoured With Prism Of Reason Award In Germany
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has just been honoured with the Kassel Citizens Prism of Reason award for “her vision of humanistic diversity” in Germany.
Wana Sambo Is Engaged
Design Queen and Creative Director, Wana Sambo is engaged. In an Instagram post, she shared news of her engagement to her beau Dr Damola Keye.
Opportunities
British Council Creative Enterprise Support Programme, Abuja, Nigeria
If you have been looking for that opportunity to harness and grow your creative skills in the area of fashion, the chance to show what you are really made of and to collaborate with other brilliant, creative and professional minds in Nigeria, is here.
Pitch Your Business In The Womenpreneur Pitch-A-Ton Initiative And Stand A Chance To Win Five Million Naira In Grants
As part of efforts to provide financial and business skills to female entrepreneurs, Access Bank Plc has announced the launch of its Womenpreneur Pitch-A-Ton 2019, a capacity building initiative which will provide financial grants as well as mini-MBA in conjunction with the International Finance Corporation (IFC, a member of the World Bank Group) for fifty winners.
2019 L’Oréal-UNESCO Maghreb Fellowships for Women in Science
Applications are open for the L’Oréal-UNESCO Maghreb Fellowships for Women in Science 2019. The Maghreb Fellowships Programme is established within the framework of a partnership between the Foundation L’Oréal and UNESCO.
Win £3,000 In The Mslexia Women Short Story Competition 2019
The Mslexia Women Short Story Competition is back for its eleventh year. This time, not only will the winning writer get £3,000, they will also have the prestige of being published in Mslexia, a credit shared with writers like Costa winner Angela Readman and novelist Peggy Riley.
Apply For The Women in Engineering (WomENG) Fellowship for South Africans 2019
Fellowship is a leadership, employability, innovation and entrepreneurship programme for the best and brightest female students in engineering, technology and the built environment to find solutions to global challenges.
Watch Ariana Grande Talk About Feminism
Issues Arising
How Pictures of Nude African Women Were Used By The Europeans To Enlist Volunteers During Colonization
Not many know that the colonization of Africa was possible due to the promises made to European men of sexually promiscuous African women. In fact,…
Sho Madjozi Shares How Complex Xenophopia In South Africa Is In Emotional Twitter Thread
South African rapper, Sho Madjozi in aseries of emotional tweets shared the dynamics of South African Xenophobia and the Xenophobic attacks currently taking place against Nigerians.
Model, Adut Akech Responds to Image Blunder in Australia’s WHO Magazine
Adut Akech, the South Sudanese – Australian model has expressed how disappointed she is after Australia’s Who Magazine, published an interview with Akech alongside the image of a fellow model Flavia Lazarus.
Achieving Equal Pay For Women in Sports
Every year, the conversation about equal pay for women in sports arise and this year, it was spurred by the just concluded women’s world cup
Feminism
Can Modern Feminism Start the Discrimination of Men?
When men argue that modern feminism has brought about their discrimination, I empathize with them because I know that if I wore their shoes, I would probably sing the same song.
Female Genital Mutilation: Myths and Facts II
FGM is practiced in over 30 countries (mostly African) including: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Cote d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea,
You Can’t Be Feminist And Anti-Abortion Rights
A feminist is clearly the “it” thing to be now. Individuals openly identify as feminist and happily purchase cute swag and apparel to feed their hunger for empowerment, unity, and equality of the sexes.
Female Genital Mutilation: Myths and Facts (I)
The World Health Organisation describes Female Genital Mutilation as including all procedures, the aim of which is to alter the female genitalia for non-medical reasons.
Interviews
Founder, MIN Events, Edak Nkpubre Chionuma Says, “You Are The Special Ingredient To Your Business”
Edak Nkpubre Chionuma, is the Founder and Creative Director of MIN EVENTS which has churned out events like the Made In Naija Fair, Pop Up Market.
Doris Nwanneka, CEO Hair By Wanneka & Wanneka’s Lounge Is The Queen Of Business Diversity
Arguably the largest hair business in Lagos, Hair by Wanneka is owned be Mrs Doris Nwanneka Nkumah. In this interview with Urban Woman Magazine, she shares the story behind her success, her struggles, triumphs and her future plans.
South African Actress Mohau Mokoatle-Cele Says Her First Professional Set Was In Nigeria
She is known to many of her fans in Nigeria as Bongi, the teenage singer-songwriter in the MTV Base series, SHUGA. In this interview with Urban Woman Magazine, South African actress, Mohau Mokoatle-Cele would be sharing her experiences not just as an actor, but also, with being on set, in Nigeria.
Lota Chukwu: All You Probably Never Knew About Her
Meet the lovely lady who plays “Kiki”. She is Lotachukwu Amelia Obianuju Jacinta Ugwu a.k.a Lota Chukwu. She is a native of Nsukka in Enugu state. She has not only starred in the television series, Jenifa’s Diary, movies like “The Arbitration”, “Fine Girl”, “Iyore”, “Wind Chasers”, “Ajoche”, have also played host to this pretty face.
Around The Web
Zulfat Suara Has Become The First Muslim Woman To Be Elected To Nashville Office
Zulfat Suara, a US-based Nigerian woman has made history by becoming the first Muslim to be elected to a Metro seat in Nashville.
Tanzanian Governor, Paul Makonda Is Proposing A National Database Of Married Men To Protect Single Women
Paul Makonda, the governor of Tanzania’s largest city, Dar Es Salaam has just announced plans to create and publish a database of married men. According to him, this would help protect women from “heart breaks”.
Kenya’s New Breast Milk Bank Is Helping The Fight Against Infant Mortality
Nairobi’s Pumwani Maternity Hospital has set up East Africa’s first breast milk bank, the second in Africa, to provide donated milk to babies in need.
Shocking Misogynistic Quotes By Some Of The “Greatest” Men Who Ever Lived
Just in case you all thought misogyny was new and only just starting in the 21st century, we are here to tell you that it has always been in existence. Since time immemorial, men have always degraded women either through their words or actions. Today, it is seen everywhere, from songs to movie dialogues, etc.
Resources
Amy Cuddy Ted Talk- Fake It Till You Make It
The American Psychologist, author and speaker, Amy Cuddy is popularly known for her 2002 TED Talk which centred on how your body language may shape who you are. She emphasised on how our body language can affect our mind and thought process and how our mind in turn can affect our body.
Every Teenage Girl Needs To Watch Clementine Von Radics “For Teenage Girls”
There would always be those who say you are too young or delicate to make anything happen for yourself, but they don’t see the part of you that smolders.
Video: Tiffany Dufu’s Drop The Ball Would Teach You All You Need To Know About Time Management
Author of Drop the Ball, Tiffany Dufu may seem to do it all, but for years she hampered her own growth with the expectation that she must do it all
Career
GAIA Women Club – A Member’s only Business & Social Club for Women Launches its “I am A GAIA Woman” Campaign with Trailblazing Women in Nigeria
Now more than ever, professional women need spaces to connect with one another and encourage each other to grow and make business deals.
Pitch Your Business In The Womenpreneur Pitch-A-Ton Initiative And Stand A Chance To Win Five Million Naira In Grants
As part of efforts to provide financial and business skills to female entrepreneurs, Access Bank Plc has announced the launch of its Womenpreneur Pitch-A-Ton 2019, a capacity building initiative which will provide financial grants as well as mini-MBA in conjunction with the International Finance Corporation (IFC, a member of the World Bank Group) for fifty winners.
Flexible Working: Productive Or Destructive?
It’s a much-debated topic and a growing trend, but most companies still don’t seem to take a deliberate approach to flexible working. Instead, they just offer a vague middle ground of “flexible working” on a case by case basis.
Hard Skills vs. Soft Skills: Are EQ and Emotional Intelligence the Best Predictors of Success?
Soft skills are in-demand in nearly every company and every industry. A Wall Street Journal survey of 900 executives found that 92% said soft skills were equally important or more important than technical skills.
Tony Elumelu Foundation to Host the Largest Gathering of African Entrepreneurs at 5th Annual Entrepreneurship Forum in July in Abuja
The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), Africa’s foremost champion of entrepreneurship, will host its 5th Annual Forum — the largest annual gathering of African entrepreneurs – on July 26 – 27, 2019. The two-day event will take place at the iconic Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja.