I have drafted this piece three times. Each time I delete it because of how difficult it is and because I constantly feel like I lack the right words to explain what…
This post wasn’t supposed to be what it is now. I was meaning to write something like Reflections at 40 or something to that effect. Since I will be turning 40 this…
Resource and capital have been redefined over the past few decades; in the age of hunter and gatherer societies or the industrial age, quick response, assertiveness and strict authoritative relationships made sense.…
January 20th has become a day when women come together to advocate for transformative social change, initially started in protest of the then-newly elected President Donald Trump and anti rights wave taking…
I like to see or think of myself as an out-going, confident and goal-oriented 30 something year old. Many a times, I get that question ‘are you married?’ Better yet, when I…
A small rectangular mirror stands on the stool next to my bed. Stained. Ordinary. Cheap, it must have cost no more than 100 shillings. There is nothing extra-ordinary about it.…
If you have ever engaged in feminist discourse you probably heard of the term ” rape cultureâ€. It was first used by feminists in the 1970s to describe an environment and a…
” Becoming a feminist is the best thing that ever happened to me,†16-year-old me would say. I grew up conflicted just like any other woman. The moment we can think for…
Sisterhood is powerful, I say this everyday, Bell Hooks says this, Audre Lorde said this, Sylvia Tamale says this, any feminist you know has said and continues to say this. Ever since…
Raise your hand if you are a victim of some kind of sexual assault, if you have had to mentally police your clothing, your actions, your location, and your company because of…