womens rights

October 21, 2021

Benin’s parliament votes to legalise abortion | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Across the African continent, these are the 5 stories you may have missed out on: Benin’s parliament votes to legalise abortion Parliamentarians in Benin have voted to legalise abortion in the West African country, where it was already authorised under very restricted conditions. – Aljazeera reports. Why separatists in Cameroon and Nigeria have united Cameroon’s... Read More

abortion, biafra, DR Congo, Hotel Rwanda, Nnamdi Kanu, womens rights

Why legalising sex work could protect women

In the course of the series of interviews that became the YNaija documentary on sex workers, one wish made up the majority of what the sex workers who featured in it would love to have – a dignified job. “If I can get a job that pays N50, 000 a month, I will quit sex... Read More

Non-binary Blog

prostitution, sex work, sex workers, women, womens rights

Alarm: There is an auction market for women all over Nigeria

There is a thriving auction market in Nigeria and what is up for grabs is women. The commodification of women is a mainstay of patriarchal societies across the world – from Pakistan and its trail of child brides auctioned off sometimes before they take their first wobbly steps to the baby factories ‘discovered’ every now... Read More

Non-binary Blog

auction, child bride, gender, Gender equality, womens rights

Feminism

The slow progress of gender parity may be because men are not listening to women

A heated exchange between friends on the merit of men’s allyship in the fight for gender equality concluded thus over the weekend; “You people should go and do your ‘love and light’ activism, let’s see where that gets you.” ‘You people’ in this context are feminists (which for the purpose of this essay are women only)... Read More

Non-binary Blog, Opinion

feminism, gender, Gender equality, mansplaining, tone policing, womens rights

February 26, 2021

New Zealand’s new policy on periods is worth emulating

Anyone who understands the width and breadth of the conversation about access to sanitary products is unlikely to meet it with derision or disdain. New Zealand President, Jacinda Ardern is one such person. New Zealand has joined a presently tiny, albeit growing, number of countries working to ensure free access to sanitary products for women... Read More

Non-binary Blog

africa, gender, gender rights, New Zealand, period shaming, Periods, poverty, sanitary pads, Scotland, womens rights

August 23, 2017

[The Sexuality Blog] Finally, Chile has cleared the path for easing strict abortion laws

Anyone who has been following abortion rights laws in the world knows about the complicated story of the Chilean government and its strained relationship with women’s rights groups. The country was one of the first in South America and indeed the world, to legalise abortions when it did in 1931. But after sixty years of... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

abortion, Chile, womens reproductive rights, womens rights

August 14, 2017

[The Sexuality Blog] Nigeria’s archaic abortion laws need to go, like yesterday

It isn’t news that the average Nigerian has no idea what the Nigerian Constitution says about the most basic laws that govern our lives. If we did, we’d know that many of our laws are relics of a colonial past and haven’t been reviewed or updated in several decades. Take for example, the curious little... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

abortion, Criminal Code Act, reproductive health, vague laws, women, womens rights

[The Sexuality Blog] Jordan just repealed the law that makes women marry their rapists

Jordan’s ‘marry the rapist’ clause has been repealed by its parliament. pic.twitter.com/GFzB5W2DRA — Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) August 1, 2017 The independent kingdom of Jordan, after decades of pressure, has finally repealed its ‘marry the rapist’ law. The country’s parliament finally repealed the clause, which allows rapists escape jail time by marrying their victims. The... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

honour killings, Jordan, Marry the rapist, middle east, womens rights

[The Sexuality Blog] Botswana just became the first African country to offer free sanitary products to young women

Botswana, the quiet country sandwiched in the heart of Southern Africa has always been way ahead of the pack in Africa in terms of economy, policy and social equality. And now they’re taking yet another step forward by being the first country on the continent to offer free sanitary pads to young women in all... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

Bogolo Kenewendo, Botswana, Free sanitary products, Southern Africa, womens repr, womens rights

Nollywood stars join Ooni’s wife to champion women’s right (PHOTOS)

Wife of Ooni of Ife, Olori Wuraola Ogunwusi has launched a programme to end domestic violence. The queen enlisted the help of Nollywood stars in the programme tagged ‘1 in 3 Africa Campaign’. The celebrities include Mercy Aigbe, Tonto Dikeh, Toke Makinwa, Sola Sobowale, Foluke Daramola, Kate Henshaw, Ini Edo, Monalisa Chinda, Uche Jombo, Funke Akindele,... Read More

‘1 in 3 Africa Campaign’, Nollywood stars, Olori Wuraola, womens rights

February 17, 2017

Opinion: Isn’t it about time we legalized abortion in Nigeria?

by Obinna Nnewuihe I had barely found time to catch what was less than a 2-hour nap when I was woken up in a haste… Doctor! Doctor! There’s an emergency!!! I arrived to find a young lady bleeding severely and struggling to hold on to what was her life slowly slipping away. She was crying,... Read More

abortion, legislature, nigeria, opinion, Vals Day, womens rights

February 1, 2017

Adeboro Odunlami: Surety, you’re joking [NEW VOICES]

It was really a laughable matter but neither of us was laughing. I was staring at the slightly irritated face of the Divisional Police Officer sitting behind his desk. His hands were clasped tightly on the table as though he was literally holding firm to his resolve. From outside the window of his office, I... Read More

Adeboro Odunlami, Ciminal law, New Voices, nigeria, Surety, womens rights

January 31, 2017

Opinion: Why Women’s rights may never be guaranteed In Africa and the Middle East

by Nimi Princewill The large craving for gender equality and a continuous upgrade in affirmative action for women may yield a generous amount of progress in the liberal world, but will continue quite sadly, to suffer reoccurring setbacks in Africa and the Middle East! • THE SUPERVISED ENTITLEMENTS OF WOMEN IN AFRICA Africa is traditionally built... Read More

equality, middle east, Muslims, nigeria, Nimi Princewill, opinion, womens rights

January 24, 2017

Opinion: You Are Not Equal. I’m Sorry | #WomensMarch

by Dina Leygerman A post is making rounds on social media, in response to the Women’s March on Saturday, January 21, 2017. It starts with “I am not a “disgrace to women” because I don’t support the women’s march. I do not feel I am a “second class citizen” because I am a woman….” This... Read More

America, donald trump, misogyny, Women's March on Washington, womens rights

October 15, 2016

8 other times Aisha Buhari has spoken her mind – clearly

She has been in the news for the better part of the week and you know why. But this is not a sudden eruption by a woman who is acting strangely. Do you remember all the other times Mrs Buhari has been in the spotlight (for lack of a better word)? You don’t? We do because we have... Read More

Aisha buhari, Ayo Fayose, domestic fight, kitchen scandal, president buhari, womens rights

burkini ban

August 26, 2016

Burkini ban: Let’s talk about how remarkable this French court’s ruling is

by Roqeebah Olaoniye France’s highest administrative court, has just suspended the controversial ban on the burkini by a French Riviera town after it was challenged by rights groups. In a judgement expected to set a precedent (side eye Nigerian courts and the NYSC hijab ban), the State Council ruled that local authorities could only restrict... Read More

Bikini, burkini, France, French ban, hijab, nysc, womens rights

September 7, 2015

Northern Nigeria and the subjugation of women’s rights

With acrimony in my heart, I watched in silence as nineteen-year-old Hajara recounted her ordeal to me, left arm in one bearing as though she was aiming at something. She was weary and her voice quivered as she spoke. Her husband had divorced her; she was abandoned with three children, no job whatsoever, zilch to... Read More

Gender equality, Northern Nigeria, womens rights

Meet Arwa Al-Hujaili: Saudi Arabia’s first female lawyer

As Arwa Al-Hujaili begins her legal career, she has not only her own expectations to live up to, but those of a generation: she has just become Saudi Arabia’s first female lawyer. After three years of petitioning the Ministry of Justice, Al-Hujaili, 25, has finally received her registration to practice as a trainee lawyer, the... Read More

adam coogle, arwa al-hujaili, human rights, lawyer, middle east, saudi arabia, womens rights

February 26, 2013

“Never give up” – Afghan woman, 23, whose nose and ears were hacked off by her Taliban husband (PHOTOS)

An Afghan woman whose nose and ears were hacked off after she fled a forced marriage is urging abused women to “never give up and don’t lose hope”. Aesha Mohammadzai was mutilated by her Taliban husband and in-laws and left for dead four years ago. The then 19-year-old became a symbol for oppressed women in... Read More

Aesha Mohammadzai, Afghanistan, Bibi Aisha, Forced Marriage, Itv-Daybreak, Oppression Against Women, Slideshow, Taliban, time magazine, UK News, Violence against women, Walter Reed National Military Medical Centre, womens rights

February 1, 2013

Opinion: Uzochukwu’s piece on rape – Of trolls and cavemen

by Oriabure Iyayi In Japan, sexually explicit imagery and text is available in public and largely uncensored. Yet, Japan has one of the lowest rates for rape in the world. That’s right, with “assaults” out in the open and in public, Japanese men don’t go around raping everything in sight because they have been “provoked”... Read More

#issueoftheweek, indecent dressing, innocence, kenechi izochukwu, Kenechi Uzochukwu, men, Oriabure Iyayi, rape, rejoinder to kenechi uzochukwu, stop rape, volence against women, women, womens rights, Y! Superblogger

February 1, 2013

5 infuriating things about Kenechi Uzochukwu’s “Men must rape something” article

by Shola Okubote To say every crime is triggered or provoked is to blame victims of murder, robbery, fraud, rape, and all other crimes. Where is the sense in that? I promised not to get emotional about this but the truth is, it is hard not to get emotional when talking about rape. I... Read More

#issueoftheweek, indecent dressing, kenechi izochukwu, rape, rejoinder to kenechi uzochukwu, Shola Okubote, stop rape, volence against women, womens rights

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