Written by Maryam Ibrahim Growing up as a woman in Nigeria, you quickly learn that many things are seen as your fault. From a young age, we watched movies about childless couples where the blame always fell on the wife. In real life, the same narrative plays out—women carry the weight of fertility, of pregnancy, of childbirth. And when a woman finally gets pregnant, the burden only deepens. Her body changes; she makes sacrifices; she shifts her entire life. And …
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Written by Oladoyin Alana The first time I summoned courage to question the church, I was in my teenage years. I couldn’t understand why my friend, Ruth*, refused to attend service one Sunday. When I asked …
Written by Mide Olabanji Chika Unigwe’s The Middle Daughter follows the life of a close-knit, upper-class family in contemporary Enugu, Nigeria. A week before Udodi, the first daughter away for school, would arrive for the holidays, …
Written by Miracle Okah What would society look like without rigid beauty standards? Without relentless policing of women’s bodies? Without people searching for flaws, even when there are none? Well, I know what it would look …
Par Miracle Okah Quand mon amie a découvert qu’elle était enceinte et m’en a parlé, la première question que je lui ai posée était si elle voulait garder l’enfant. C’était parce que décider de garder un …
Written by Maryam Ibrahim Have you ever read about the history of the term “hysteria”? This outdated medical term, literally meaning “wandering womb” in Greek, was once used to explain a wide range of women’s ailments, …
The Regulation of Women’s Bodies and Suppression of Sexuality Initiated by African Mothers Nigerian Women Discuss Inheriting Sexual Stigma from Their Mothers and Coping with Traumatic Realities When I was 12 years old, I exchanged a …
How Women Are Finding their Confidence – and Improving their Sex Lives through Technology The rise of technology over the last few decades has been phenomenal. Through this ever evolving space, women have encountered both significant …
Written by Nobuhle Nyoni Have you ever received a random compliment about your outfit, shoes, or skin from a stranger? You and I can agree that the feeling is priceless. The bounce in your step changes, …
Written by Precious Nwosu Pleasure is like a steaming pot of soup that envelops you, makes you salivate and stirs a kind of want in your stomach with its aroma. When it is served, it is …
Written by Miracle Okah When my friend found out she was pregnant and told me about it, the first question I asked her was if she wanted to keep the child. This was because deciding whether …