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…
Feminism should petrify you if you are invested in patriarchy.
Watching CNN’s Freedom Project a few weeks back, I thought about how slavery never really went away. To me, it just evolved and ended up in some cases in our backyards. You…
” Motherhood is a great honor and privilege, yet it is also synonymous with servant-hood. Every day women are called upon to selflessly meet the needs of their families. Whether they are…