AfricanFeminism (AF) brings you the first of a series of HERstories we will be capturing over the next coming weeks. The aim of this specific HERstories series is to document through interviews,…
One of our AF writers Adebisi did a recent interview with Nina Steele on living child free. Nina’s authentic choice and the courage to share her story inspired us to seek more…
A few weeks ago I wrote an article about being childfree from the perspective of a single young African woman. The comments that followed the article had me seeking childfree African women.…
This particular post is inspired by one of the more annoyingly sexist advertisements I have had the misfortune to watch; the terrible ways womyn’s voices have been misrepresented and continue to be…
At five years old, I learnt that sitting on an ‘uncle’s’ laps was not a sign of regard and affection, it was for his gratification.
Childlike innocence coupled with naivety and absolute trust was backed by a far away sense of dread and shame, whose root I could never quite point to.
In what may seem contrary to some, alarming to others and a breath of fresh air to the rest, there’s a movement called ” Feminist Theology†that calls for examining every aspect…
One fine evening during dinner, I started a conversation around being childfree and everyone stopped eating. In response to my rather culturally disturbing thoughts, I was given the ” what the hell…
(Audio recording included) We were foetuses when they mapped out our lives some of us would glide through birth canals break open wombs announce our arrival in bold wails we were…
” Every woman becomes their mother. That is their tragedy. And no man becomes his. That is his tragedy†~ Oscar Wild. Growing up, I was always told that I was her…
This piece was originally written for Vanguard magazine and published on AF with permission from the author.