While the signs we are looking at can work with just about any type of partnership, business is the subject of interest today.
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10 Quotes For Women In Education
These quotes are for women who are struggling to get an education. You need some source of inspiration? Keep reading!
Cardi B Would Be Live In Lagos And Accra, This December
Cardi B will be holding down two concerts in Nigeria (Lagos) and Ghana (Accra) on the 7th and 8th of December respectively.
Nigeria’s Sexual Harassment Bill Has Passed Its 2nd Reading
The Nigerian Senate has sat to pass the Sexual Harassment bill to have lecturers who sexually harass and assault students, go to jail for 14 years.
Opportunities
Scholarship – Empowering Women Through FinTech Education
FinTech School’s goal is to contribute to women’s economic empowerment around the world, access to high paying jobs and entrepreneurial opportunities by teaching women and girls FinTech and Tech.
Apply For The International Scholarship For Women 2020-2021 in USA
ISW institute scholarships for women are now open for 2020-2021 session.
Learn How You can Strategize to Win at The 18th WIMBIZ Annual Conference | November 7th & 8th
Who else is excited about this? It has been confirmed! The Women in Management, Business and Public Service (WIMBIZ) will be holding its 18th Annual Conference on, at the Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos.
US Consulate General launches The Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) Initiative
United States Consulate General in Lagos on Monday launched the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE), a State Department-led initiative that supports women entrepreneurs around the world.
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.
Issues Arising
Nigeria’s Sexual Harassment Bill Has Passed Its 2nd Reading
The Nigerian Senate has sat to pass the Sexual Harassment bill to have lecturers who sexually harass and assault students, go to jail for 14 years.
Kenyan Female Doctor, Tatu Kamau Wants Female Genital Mutilation Decriminalized
Tatu Kamau, a Kenyan female doctor wants female genital mutilation to be decriminalized.
HBO Would Co-Produce January 22nd, Michaela Coel’s Upcoming Series About Dating and Sexual Consent
HBO would be co-producing January 22nd, Michaela Coel’s upcoming series about contemporary dating life and sexual consent.
Sign The Petition By NoMore234ng To End Sexual Violence In Nigeria
NoMore234ng invites you to sign this petition to End Sexual Violence In Nigeria.
Feminism
Escaping The Likeability Trap
It is called a trap because you can’t win and as many societal traps, this one targets women. Powerful women are not liked while powerful men are liked.
What Women Can Do To Break The Glass Ceiling
Have you ever been in a room with a glass ceiling? You get the illusion that you are looking right at the sky and can reach for it whenever you wish. But if you get carried away and actually attempt to move any part of your body through it, you would face an unfriendly collision with the glass.
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,
Interviews
“Who Says Women Can’t Be Successful Cobblers?” Uzuegbunam Adeline Chiamaka, Founder Of Addy Shoes Asks
Most men I have encountered since I started my shoe making business do not really believe me whenever I tell them I am a cobbler. Only a few men then give me a trial without minding the fact that I am a woman.
Founder Of Digital African Woman, Khadijat Abdulkadir, Is Changing The Way Entrepreneurship Training Is Done In Africa
“When I am in Europe, I see a lot of people who are coming here to give something to Africa. I meet people all the time and they tell me, ‘oh I just got back from Africa, I was training them’ etc. And then, I look at the person, who was training them and I am just upset. I am upset because this person is not training himself or herself, in fact he or she doesn’t know anything, but they have come here to train Africans because they are white.”
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.
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10 Quotes For Women In Education
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How Cimarrón Is Changing the Narrative And Giving A Voice To Afro-Columbian Women Through Film
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Warsan Shire Quotes On Immigration, Beauty, Love And Feminism
Warsan Shire FSRL is a British writer, poet, editor and teacher. She was born on August 1988 to Somalian parents in Kenya. She has a B.A in Creative Writing and was awarded the inaugural Brunel University Afrcan Poetry Prize from a shortlist of 6 candidates out of 655.
Ayomide Bello Is The First Nigerian Woman Canoeist To Qualify For The Olympics
17 year old Ayomide Bello is headed for the 2020 Olympic games in Tokyo. Now more than ever, Nigerian women are making deep strides in areas of sports. For the first time, Nigeria would have its first ever female canoeist at the Olympics.
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
5 Signs Of A Bad Business Partner
While the signs we are looking at can work with just about any type of partnership, business is the subject of interest today.
How Trove Finance Is Changing The Way Millennials Invest Their Money
A few months ago, I was interested in purchasing some of the most sought-after MTN shares when the company went public.
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.