Last month the Government of Rwanda published a ministerial order or guidelines determining conditions to…
African Feminisms
Reclaiming Women’s Bodies a Fundamental Feminist Struggle
There is nothing that gets patriarchy and its adherents in knots as any discussion around…
Is Marriage a Punishment for Women?
Early January, I spent a week interacting with married women living in rural areas in…
You Have Reached the Women
‘You Have Reached the Women’ is collective piece penned by Phenomenal women from all walks…
Alcohol and Women: The Societal Double Standards
For some people, a drink can have a calming effect during stressful times. I am…
Bloody Injustice
We all seem to know that women and girls have periods every month. It’s a common knowledge, right? but do we know bloody injustices we are all part of? If you don’t, then you are part of the problem… What I can only tell you is, period /hedhi /menstruation is a normal biological routine for all mature women – it’s a health thing. What astonishes me however is how the world has decided to make this biological routine the most shameful thing
Our Focus for Feministing in 2019: Just Get to Work
Disclaimer: This post may sound preachy. It was not intended so. It is a collection…
Prof. Oyeronke Oyewumi on Culture, Erasure of Women’s Achievements and the Modern Man
I don’t like culture as a way of explaining anything today on this continent because what I see is what I call cultures of impunity that colonisation represented because if you remember colonisation…
Feminism as healing.
“Feminism is also rooted in healing, in laughter, in smiles, in love, in sisterhood.” – Muthoni Ngige. I had the privilege of attending the Young Kenyan Feminists Convening that took place a couple of weeks ago with about 40 other participants. Feminists from different theories, backgrounds and classes from different regions in Kenya attended. It was an opportunity for me to interact with other women and learn how they are pushing the feminist agenda in their different capacities. It was also a refreshing course on the dire need for intersectionality in our feminisms.
Uphold Sexual and Reproductive Rights of Women in their Diversity: Intersection between GBV and Disability
During the #16DaysOfActivism, it is critical to recognize the profound ways in which gender based…