Leadership ≠ To Being Male
The story of a woman disguising herself as a man to attain her goals extends further than the legend of Mulan. Margaret Bulkley may mean nothing to most people, but the name Dr.James Barry to historians may remind them of a story cocktail of fiction and fact.
Gender Based Violence: A Shadow Pandemic
Gender-Based Violence is one of the most persistent violations of human rights across the globe and has been reported to be much higher within marginalized populations.
Cecilia Makiwane: In Memory of Africa’s First Nurse
Cecilia’s title as a nurse paved the way for many other African women who followed suit.
Dr Matshidiso Moeti: Africa’s Top Medic
The first woman elected as the Regional Director for Africa for the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr Matshidiso was born in the late ‘50s in Johannesburg,
Tales of African Hair
In fact, hairdressers were as popular back then as they are today. There was great demand for their services, though the braiding process was often time consuming, and sometimes complex. However, different African ethnic groups boasted of an array of hairstyles. But what was popular across the continent were braided hairstyles, such as cornrows and braids. Still, there was so much skill and technique that went into braiding and hairstyling.
Style Secrets For Every Broke Girl
No matter what you wear, beauty and radiance come from the inside. Wear confidence as your perfume every day; don’t you dare leave the door without it.
Kenya’s Pioneer World Volleyball Instructor
Mabwi’s career in volleyball started on a lukewarm note at Friends School Kaimosi Girls during her ‘O’ levels (secondary school) education from 1982 to 1985.
Onwards and Upwards: The Story of Ghana’s Pioneer Female Physician
On a warm day in Accra in 1947, Susan Ofori-Atta stepped off a plane having returned to the Gold Coast from Edinburgh University Medical School. Among her belongings was a medical degree. She had come back home as the first woman from Gold Coast to achieve this distinction, as the state’s pioneer female physician. […]
Why I have No Shame In My Tinder Game
My presence on Tinder has never been as unintentional as the people who write, “I lost a dare, that is why I am here.”
Guardians Of The Ovaries
Reproductive health rights for women have become so intertwined with patriarchal demands that they can barely be separated.
