Gender & Minorities

International Women’s Day 2015 [celebrated on Sunday, 8 March"> aims to encourage effective action for advancing and recognizing women. In a piece I wrote on this occasion in 2014, I argued for collective action within our spheres of influence for a better deal for women and girls.

I want to correct some misconceptions about Boko Haram and the kidnapped girls that are still missing in Chibok, Borno State, Northern Nigeria.

On 29 August 2014, the Independent magazine ran a cover story about the top guns per region in Uganda. This was a mini survey of 425 top government appointments. The survey was to determine the level of ethnic balance in government institutions in Uganda.

Hours after nearly 1000 people marched in downtown Nairobi, Kenya, to protest against the rising rate

INTRODUCTION

Am I a feminist?
What does it mean to be a feminist today?
Am I a feminist if I challenge a man talking over me or another sister, because
he innately thinks he’s superior,
He knows better,
that women should listen and not speak,
that I’m his audience,

[Dr Pamela Caro is a director of the Program of Labor Citizenship with the Women’s Development Research Center (CEDEM), a Chilean non-governmental organization that supports peasant women in Latin America as they join the international feminist movement

My name is Audrey Mbugua.

I was born thirty years ago in Kenya and assigned the male gender. After birth, I was named Andrew Mbugua. I was then named Eddy, though the name Eddy was never entered into my official documents.

15 October 2014

Breathe me clear
Breathe me safe
Breathe me home

–Shailja Patel, Screaming