Tag: patriarchy

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Op-ed EditorMarch 17, 2017

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 ...

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Op-ed EditorFebruary 22, 2017

The Thread: When sexism puts you in trouble

Patriarchy in Nigeria has filtered down into everything- especially the attitude of a man when he is talking to a ...

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Op-ed EditorJanuary 23, 2017

The Thread: Is this so called comedian actually justifying rape?

There is a multitude of ludicrous things one comes across on the internet, but this takes the cake. What’s doubly vexing ...

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ToluJanuary 21, 2017

The Sexuality Blog: Are women really their own worst enemies?

It is interesting how religion and culture are often brought up when the rights and sexualities of women are being ...

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Op-ed EditorJanuary 17, 2017

The Thread: Want to know? This is why women cannot use tissue during menstruation

There’s been a debate on Twitter as to the health priority of condoms over sanitary pads. Those of the male ...

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Op-ed EditorJanuary 17, 2017

The Thread: The tweet that turned some Nigerian men into bozos

Recession is certainly not just a word, as can be evidenced by the rising cost of goods. From Indomie to ...

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Op-ed EditorJanuary 11, 2017

Fiction: The woman she married

Mama loves Papa. It is the only rational thing – short of God designed – that can substantiate their relationship ...

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Op-ed EditorDecember 7, 2016

The Thread: What will happen to marriage if women were richer?

Asking questions about marriage and how fragile men’s egos become when their wives are more successful than they are is ...

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Op-ed EditorDecember 1, 2016

Eketi Edima Ette: International interviews versus Nigerian interviews

by Eketi Edima Ette Interview on BBC. My name is Adam Greene and this is Focus on Africa, on the ...

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Op-ed EditorNovember 24, 2016

The Thread: These sexual harassment stories will leave you weak with fury

I’ve said this before: Nigerian streets are not safe -morning, noon or night. Lagos, Abuja, Calabar, wherever, the stories of sexual harassment ...

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Op-ed EditorNovember 14, 2016

Dinner dates: Who picks the tab?

Ladies and gents, is this at all do-able in Nigeria, or is this a western world thing? See details below: ...

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Op-ed EditorNovember 13, 2016

The Thread: Don’t make yourself smaller for any man

Nigeria is patriarchy-central. On any given day, any random person will give you advice on how to talk to a ...

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Op-ed EditorNovember 12, 2016

Ifeoluwa Adedeji: Radically speaking [NEW VOICES]

by Ifeoluwa Adedeji The feminist movement has acquired so much importance globally, owing largely to the work of popular women who ...

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Op-ed EditorNovember 11, 2016

Reuben Abati: The sad news of Trump’s triumph

“Democracy is tricky; it sometimes ends up as a parody of itself. When the people clamour for change, they can ...

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Op-ed EditorNovember 10, 2016

Who says men don’t cry?

by Aniefiok Udoabasi It is a lie to say men don’t cry. It is a lie told to boys again ...

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RoqeebahNovember 9, 2016

#AmericaDecides: Florida and everything you missed overnight

There was a fun conversation here within the YNaija editorial team on Monday morning. We had joked about Florida (calling ...

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Op-ed EditorNovember 8, 2016

Omar-Farouq Edu: Woman [NEW VOICES]

by Omar-Farouq Edu A trophy is made of metal and I want you to imagine your body as a trophy. ...

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Op-ed EditorNovember 5, 2016

The Thread: This is why some women do not contribute to the family purse

Gender roles are a source of contention for a number of reasons: culture, upbringing, patriarchy, or religious beliefs. One of ...

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Op-ed EditorNovember 3, 2016

The woman in the other room

by Olufemi Babalogbon When she is raped, it’s for nudity No judgment for the villain himself She gets pregnant in ...

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Op-ed EditorNovember 3, 2016

The Thread: Is this a case of female entitlement?

Whilst Malak (@mangoes_marxism) was advising ladies to discard double standards in relationships, @ _Alexis T had an altogether different concern, and was ...

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Op-ed EditorNovember 2, 2016

The Thread: Women, hold men to the same standards to which you hold yourself

This mini lecture by Malak (@mangoes_marxism) is one worth reading and chewing over. In most parts of the world, particularly ...

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Op-ed EditorNovember 2, 2016

Thou shall not live | A woman’s guide to avoiding rape

by Ogechi Nwobia Sometime last year, I was wrapping up work for the day when an ex hit me up ...

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Op-ed EditorNovember 2, 2016

Adaobi Ezeodum: The struggles of the not-so-average Nigerian woman [Nigerian Voices]

by Adaobi Ezeodum It was December 26, 2015. My aunt woke me up around 10 am to tell me that ...

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Op-ed EditorOctober 31, 2016

The Thread: A lady can’t pay for her man’s drinks again?

Nigeria is fraught with a large scale of sexism and patriachy issues, woven around religion and seeped in culture, it’s ...

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Op-ed EditorOctober 31, 2016

Opinion: Na woman dey drive

by David I. Adeleke If you’ve ever journeyed on the road in Nigeria, then you must have heard someone say ...

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Op-ed EditorOctober 29, 2016

The Thread: There is no 0800-Feminist | The debate

So Victor Asemota,  CEO of Swifta System shared a harrowing experience of a woman at Lagos International airport with Nigerian Immigration ...

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Op-ed EditorOctober 29, 2016

Opinion: The women in my village have always worked

by Foghi Batarhe A conversation earlier on my Twitter TL prompted me to write this. This isn’t a scientific research ...

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Op-ed EditorOctober 28, 2016

Opinion: President Buhari is right. His wife belongs to the kitchen, living room and “the other room

by Chilee Agunanna The fallout of the latest gaffe of Nigeria’s president, Muhammadu Buhari (or PMB as it is usually ...

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Op-ed EditorOctober 27, 2016

Opinion: How to be respected as a man in Nigeria

by Ololade Ajekigbe Since I published the piece on how to be a respected female in Nigeria here, I have received ...

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Op-ed EditorOctober 25, 2016

Ayodotun Rotimi-Akinfenwa: Gender distractions- let’s get over ourselves and get busy [NEW VOICES]

by Ayodotun Rotimi-Akinfewa That we live in interesting times is no news. On one end, a woman has a fighting ...

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