Tag: patriarchy
We can learn a thing or two about slut-shaming from Tiwa Savage and Seyi Shay
There is power in language we often fail to recognise because of how easily language seems to come to us. ...
Gender roles, Sharia in South West, Demolition respectability | Top non-binary tweets we saw from Nigeria last week
The task of documenting the trajectory of conversation on non-binary issues – sexuality, gender, mental and emotional health, faith and ...
The cyber harassment of women won’t stop because it’s rooted in patriarchy
While today’s world of social media has made communication easier, with a proliferation of platforms meeting different needs and purposes, ...
#Edo2020: 8 Months pregnant Gold medalist being under scrutiny raises many questions
A heavily pregnant Nigerian athlete, Aminat Idrees, has won Taekwondo gold medal following her victory at the ongoing National Sports ...
Benevolent patriarchy, sexual assault | Non-binary tweets we saw this week on Nigeria Twitter
As public discourse in Nigeria continues to find its way to topics hitherto considered taboo, we continue to document it. ...
Paternity Fraud: Nigerian men are worried about the wrong things
The first time I learnt about paternity fraud was in a playful conversation with my mother. I was 10 years ...
Threat of murder, everyday misogyny | Top Non-binary tweets we saw from Nigeria last week
Nigeria’s small but richly vibrant corner of Twitter is not the place anyone will go to for nuanced conversation about ...
3 Nigerian men open up about feeling unlovable when they are broke
The designation of men as ‘providers’ is as old as human civilisation, and while the cost of this on men’s ...
Here’s why more men channelling their energy rightly will benefit boys
“If it was a girl that was raped now, feminists will be all over this trend,” is a phrase anyone ...
Duchess of Sussex opening up about her miscarriage could be the license women need to tell their stories
Women have consistently held back from sharing their stories of loss and grief for fear that it will come off ...
The patriarchy may just be trying to erase the role Nigerian women have played in the #EndSWAT protest
by Adewale Alabi The #EndSARS nationwide protest has shown that Nigerian youth are not the docile bunch some of the ...
Patriarchy FC | Sexist jokes about women is another display of ignorance
Patriarchy was not something men were even supposed to believe in, let alone dilate upon with relish. But, the word ...
“It’s a Mense World:” When should Men shut up?
by Toluwanimi Onakoya There is a discussion panel of five men. Can you guess the topic of discussion? Economic recession? ...
#BBNaija 2019: Here are the 3 times sexual harassment was perpetuated by male housemates
Big Brother Naija has always been an interesting snapshot of how gender plays out in the society – the reinforcement ...
Wizkid, Africa and its flawed patriarchy system
One of Ayodeji Balogun a.k.a Wizkid‘s baby mamas, Oluwanishola Ogudu has added her voice to the rumours that the singer has ...
The Thread: This is why Nigerian men are intimidated by financially independent women
Patriarchy is still a thing in Nigeria, it will probably take a lot to dismantle the misguided mentalities that come ...
The Thread: “I’m actually not at all concerned about innocent men losing their jobs over false sexual harassment allegations” | When feminism goes wrong
Teen Vogue Columnist Emily Linden, who’s also the founder of the Unslut project went on a rampage yesterday. She effectively ...
The Thread: “Drivers and cooks can molest your children” | Why housewives should be valued more
Last week, Pastor Funke Felix-Adejumo’s viral video made the rounds on Twitter Nigeria again. A number of people took exception ...
The Thread: “I will rubbish gender equality for the D” | TwitterNG serves Tiwa Savage to the Sharks
Tiwa Savage has set TwitterNG on fire again. Over a year ago (April 2016), the Mavin singer’s marriage issues went ...
The Thread: “Guy your preeq no dey work?” and everything else you say and do to promote the rape culture
Misogyny is so pervasive, it is quite the cultural phenomenon in these parts. It is the what fires the rape ...
[The Sexuality Blog] Uganda’s youth minister thinks men abandoning their families is the fault of women
The thing about how pervasive and insidious patriarchy is, is that it absolves men of everything, even the most fundamental ...
The Thread: Interracial relationships are mostly power plays
While Nigeria may struggle with tribalism and nepotism, on the other side of the Atlantic, the nagging issue is racism, ...
Opinion: I’m a HIV positive woman and I still have sex
by Mary Ero It is amazing how sex is a relatively taboo topic among PLWHA (or at least seems ...
The Thread: How to be the perfect Nigerian wife
Are you finding it difficult to hook yourself a man? Or have you got yourself the man, the ring and ...
The Thread: “Piece of shit” “Men are taught to be trash” | Twitter NG divides into fiery camps over domestic violence
The conversation on Twitter since yesterday has been fixated on sexual abuse, sexual assault, domestic violence- and in particular who ...
Opinion: How African parents teach girls to be gender slaves
by Nimi Princewill African parenting culture doesn’t exactly seem to be bosom friends with the feminine gender. A girl child ...
Olusegun Adeniyi: Of Chibok girls and Falomo boys
by Olusegun Adeniyi In April 2014, Nigerians were confronted with a monumental tragedy when 276 female students were abducted from ...
Opinion: Male child preference and the evil of gender-selective abortions
by Nimi Princewill Top of the wish list of most ‘expecting’ first-time mums, as required or demanded by their husbands, ...
Opinion: My bold act for change- Confronting gender stereotypes
by Edem Andah – Ossai Sometime in 2015, while completing a post-graduate programme at the University of Ibadan, I ...
Opinion: Big talks, jamborees and conundrums from the International Women’s Day 2017
by Opeyemi Oriniowo The 2017 international women’s day (IWD) celebration has come and gone but not without leaving ...