Over the past year, women of different backgrounds, working in various industries have joined the #MeToo movement, aimed at holding accountable those responsible for sexual harassment of women. The movement has given…
I think one of the worst things rape culture has enabled is the shame that accompanies its victims and survivors; when the shame and violation shifts from the perpetrator to the victim.…
Isis-WICCE is named after Isis, the Egyptian Goddess of creativity, Knowledge and wisdom. Founded in Geneva, Switzerland in 1974 as a global women’s resource centre documenting and disseminating women’s experiences, concerns and…
” Beauty Provokes Harassment, the law says, but it looks through men’s eyes when deciding what provokes it†~ Naomi Wolf, The Beauty Myth I know sexual harassment at the work place…
Are you an activist that is sick and tired of being an activist. Wondering the meaning of it all? Especially feminism, right? Does it feel like you are always being asked the…
The Yellow movement Addis Ababa University is an initiative started by Addis Ababa University School of Law students and their lecturer. It was established in 2011 with the aim of creating continuous…
The last couple of weeks have been an eye opener for me. I have spent some time with women who collect firewood for a living. The women are lively and smile back…
Red is the colour of shame. It is the colour of unwelcome transitions and unfamiliar unchartered paths. It is the colour of womanhood, the signifier of pain, the dawn of alien traditional…
Akili Dada is an international, award-winning leadership incubator operating in East Africa to cultivate transformative leadership in a generation of young African women. We apply a holistic approach to educating and cultivating…
We live in a world of inequalities and discrimination, that stem from a patriarchal system where men hold the power and women are largely excluded from it, where men’s needs are placed…