Author: Atinuke

Representation undoubtedly matters

The birth of a child can inspire an array of emotions; excitement, anxiety, happiness, fear and other such powerful feelings.

How did we come to rely so heavily on gender roles, that any semblance of critique to this deeply flawed system is met with violence and hostility?

At age 13, Rachita renounced her last name in protest of the caste system in India

On the podcast this week, we talk to Fakkriyya Hashim, one of the prominent voices behind the #ArewaMeToo movement.

Haitian women have been protesting gender-based violence, intimate partner violence and rape. Irvika says, “we deserve to be here”, and we agree. For Haitian feminists, the fight is for a better quality of life and equal representation.

One of the major failings of any form of activism is the refusal of those at the helm to realise that their struggle is not the sole or ultimate struggle on earth.

After confronting oppressive systems and people, after a probable internal struggle and crossing all the barriers that make women unwilling to speak up, what happens?

Women have been silenced for so long that many of us automatically opt for conflict avoidance even when we are well within our right to complain, especially when the complaint is against a man.