In a forum I attended early this year, a woman I highly respect and admire, Selome Tadesse, coined the ingenious term ” Menilikish Men†in reference to men in our community who…
In what i consider another historic milestone for African women, The Anglican Church of Southern Africa consecrated in late November 2012, Ellinah Ntombi Wamukoya, making her the first female Bishop in Africa.…
“Ethiopia has a rich tradition of independent, intelligent women. From the Queen of Sheba to wedding gown designer Amsale Aberra, these women have helped shaped the cultural and historical trajectory of Ethiopia…
Rosebell Kagumire discusses the many silences surrounding rape as the 16 days of activism against gender based violence is observed all around the world. #I6Days: No justice as Uganda female journalist commits…
Continuing from the
01:32am After an intense full day of writing and attempts to say ” goodnight world†my mind insists that there seems to be more to write about. To say a little bit…
Ethiopian Women Unleashed. That is the name of the project designed by the Network of Ethiopian Women’s Associations (NEWA) in collaboration with the Heinrich Boll Foundation. “Ethiopian Women Unleashed: Stories of Accomplished…
And, Not for cynics will visions erase the colored dots they've drawn through the line of possibilities their doubt would like to have thrown Not for cynics will dreams forsake the multiple…
Still on the issue of Agency, the following post was originally published on Open Democracy in August 2012. It is re-posted here with the permission of the author, Sehin Teferra, who is…
[soundcloud url="http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/57606236" iframe="true" /] Pull up your skirt and jump, Aurora You are not a child of fear Let the hems carry dirt Singe the frills into melted matte It's not your…