Tag: society

Naomi Lucas: This is what you need to do if you truly care about the girl-child

by Naomi Lucas But as narrow-minded and backward as we may think Yerima’s submissions are, it’s imperative to understand how the minds of the Yerimas of this world work.  [READ:…

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8 reasons why boys shouldn’t be boys

by Shirea L. Carroll It's so funny how woman watch their weight to impress a man, and men let themselves go from six-pack to beer keg so nonchalantly. "Boys will be…

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No time, girls: 14 benefits of dating a younger man

by Julia Austin   ....younger guys will push you to be more flexible, taking you to restaurants that are so trendy you have to wait two hours for a table.... They’re…

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Opinion: Men and women are not equal

by Century Favour Note that doesn't mean you can't do anything, but it simply means it really going to be tougher for you as a female when compared to your…

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Osaretin Akenzua: Beneath the hardness (30 Days, 30 Voices)

In that instant where the only challenge facing you is saving face with your friends, you may look tough when you talk about women like they're conquests instead of people.…

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Opinion: Society’s obsession is to blame for rape

by Raja Vudatala  It is rather surprising element of a civilised society, while acts of sexual crime are condemned yet the obsession with the female form goes on unabated. One…

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Temi Paul: Which is the greater sin? (30 Days, 30 Voices)

I'm sure you read the papers, yes? The one that had that pastor's latest adultery scandal? We all know him. But do we know the Mr. Legislator who goes to…

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Chidera Dimude: It’s indeed a man’s world (30 Days, 30 Voices)

If this is truly a man’s world, why can’t we fight for it to be a woman’s world too instead of throwing ourselves at the feet of men? My belief…

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Adaobi Okwy: Why I used to want to be a boy (Y! Superblogger)

It is a tough world for today’s woman even though I have learned to love and appreciate my own womanhood but, it hasn’t saved all the abused and victimized woman…

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Patrick Utomi: Remembering yesterday (30 Days, 30 Voices)

Our current state has come to be because, in the mad dash for cash, in the adrenaline rush of the igbotic huzzle, we have forgotten - We have forgotten that the policies…

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Opinion: The President and the national conversation on media bias

by Ayo Olukotun To be sure, objectivity and absolute impartiality or detachment were always myths; self-serving myths in the opinion of some analysts which journalists employ to divert attention from…

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Zubaida Abiola: Marriage, kids, and the 21st century Nigerian girl (30 Days, 30 Voices)

In general, the “woman’s role” has evolved considerably, from domestic goddess to boardroom boss. So does that mean our priorities as women have changed too? I was contacted 10 days…

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Opinion: Do we ask too much of women who make it to the top?

by Barbara Hannah Grufferman Women are on the move. It was just announced that Marissa Mayer, Google's long-term and much-valued president and the company's first woman engineer, would take on…

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