Tag: #IWD2021

Op-Ed Editor March 18, 2021

#IWD2021 Special: Dear Sista Ada, here’s our apology letter

By Tolu Akintara Dear Sista Ada,We are sorry. We know Sorry would not wipe your bloodshot eyes, we know it would not take away the stoicism your heart feels from…

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Op-Ed Editor March 17, 2021

#IWD2021 Special: The time to end ‘acceptance and compromise’ is now

by Fatimah Adegbite When I was a little girl, as little girls were taught then, “you don’t play around boys, it is unheard of.” As I grew older, as teens…

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Op-Ed Editor March 16, 2021

#IWD2021 Special: ‘I choose to challenge you’

by Tolu Akintaro The day is March 8th. Every major organisation rolled out their best graphics for Women's Day, others posted pictures of women raising a hand, Choosing to Challenge.…

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Ado Aminu March 8, 2021

#IWD2021: Not even International Women’s Day gives women reprieve from exploitation

There is going to be fanfare. A barrage of garishly pink flyers will litter all our timelines, accompanied by ill-thought out copies and disastrous emails. It has happened before, and…

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Op-ed Editor March 8, 2021

#IWD2021: All that we Choose to Challenge

by MaryRaphael Ajayi “A challenged world is an alert world and from challenge comes changes. So let’s choose to challenge.” To a world that’s partial and bereft of total inclusivity…

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Ado Aminu March 8, 2021

#IWD2021: ‘Softcom’ leads in gender equality as it attains 50-50 in leadership

The drive for inclusion is a 100+ years march largely driven by women – who are at the receiving end of the impact of exclusion, and allies who understand that…

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