It’s the mid-90s in Addis Ababa. She came from a loving family. She went to a good school. Twice a week her evenings after school were filled with private tutoring in the…
Happy 2014 to all! The past year has been quite a year of learning for me. My engagement with a local women’s association for the past two-years and leading it through 2013…
I wrote this piece and posted here almost three years ago and now re-post it again in marking the 16 days of activism for the elimination of all forms of gender based…
” The systematic suppression of women’s sexual and erotic inclinations has led to the conflation of sexuality and reproduction within a hetero-normative cultural and social matrix. This suppression is maintained through vigilant…
Force feeding of Mauritanian Women Click on the above link to redirect to the story. The above daily mail piece highlights the extent to which Mauritanian girls are subjected to social norms…
You will grow into this world wondering about your authentic place in this journey called life. You will learn by watching the multitude around you. And if my intentions and meditations…
Some really interesting food for thought. Watch the video in its entirety. And here below snippets of his thoughts: …the issues of gender violence, sexual assault, domestic violence, relationship abuse, sexual harassment,…
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…