Author: Hillary Essien
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‘Yashafeni’: The Truth about My Life
“I can’t vividly remember what happened in my life before the age of 13,” she told me. “My therapist says it’s because I blocked my memory from remembering whatever has happened in my life. She says it’s a coping mechanism.”
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#WNCYA Episode 3: The Autonomy We Fight To Keep ft Sharon Machira
In this episode, we talk to International Podcaster and BBC journalist Sharon Machira about the freedom that exists on the other side of femininity.
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#WNCYA Episode 4: The Freedom We Deserve ft Dimma Umeh
In this episode, we speak to Nigerian YouTube star Dimma Umeh on marriage, feminism and culture.
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#WNCYA Episode 5: The Identity We Fought To Have ft Ndiilokelwa Nthengwe
In this episode, we speak to sexual and gender rights advocate Ndiilokelwa Nthengwe on the different implications of existing as different identities in a country like Namibia.
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#WNCYA Episode 6: The Seats We Fought For ft Irvika François
This episode is a heartfelt chat with Haitian feminist and educator Irvika François on legislation and erasure of women in Haiti.
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#WNCYA Episode 7: The Laws We Fight ft Fakhrriyyah Hashim
In this episode, we speak to Nigerian Activist Fakhrriyyah Hashim, founder of #ArewaMeToo and #NorthNormal, on systemic gender inequality.
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#WNCYA Episode 8: The Skin We Fought To Love ft Shari Melanin
In this episode, we speak to Jamaican born Shari-Ann Henry aka Shari Melanin on her journey through skin bleaching at a very young age. Now Shari is a love-your-skin advocate.
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#WNCYA: The labels we fought to lose ft Rachita Sharma
In this episode, we speak to Indian activist Rachita Sharma on being a feminist in India, the caste system and femicides.
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Is Medical Gaslighting Real Or Is It “Just In Our Heads”?
If you are a woman, you might be familiar with that feeling; voicing your concern and being told that it is all in your head, sometimes you even start to doubt it…