Feminism

Men love to pretend that they don’t have any privileges and would rather chew nails than admit that patriarchy exists and by extension, they (men) enjoy many privileges that women don’t.

Feminism has gained more popularity this past decade and feminists like me have had this question thrown at us one too many times: Why do you call yourself a feminist and not a humanist?

Today, I was scrolling past my twitter timeline when I came across the unfortunate but unsurprising news that a Nigerian man had murdered his wife.

Feminism has reached political, social and even cultural relevance in our world today. However, the waves of feminism continue to be a confusing conversation with many feminists unaware of the different waves.

“I hope every little girl watching tonight sees that this is a country of possibilities”  - Kamala Harris On the 7th of November  2020, history was made when Kamala Devi Harris became the first...

According to the good guy, he is different, and should be appreciated for not being a bigot. He believes in gender equality even though his contribution to the fight for equality begins with “we need to protect our women" and ends with “we need to do better". However, like most men, the good guy is still misogynistic and just as harmful.

Women are usually held up to a higher standard when they hold leadership positions. Their actions could make or break the entry of other women into that same position and that, in itself, is inequality. - Olanrewaju Ajeigbe

The first step to finding out the problem with words like Mompreneur and She-e-o is to follow the advice of Missy Elliott; put it down, flip it and reverse it. That gives us Dadpreneur and He-e-o. Ever heard of them? No?

There is a popular saying that if you want to truly cut off a tree, start from the root, not the branches. This is because the entire growth of the tree always boils down to its root and until a tree is uprooted, it keeps growing.

Equality is the fact of being equal; so when we preach gender equality, we are simply preaching that men and women should have equal opportunities economically, politically and socially.