Author: Hillary Essien
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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…
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Respiratory Diseases Among Women That Cook
Every year, close to 4 million people die prematurely from diseases attributable to household air pollution.
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French Court reinstates Burkini Ban
France is estimated to have the highest Muslim population in Europe–about five million and introduced a ban on full-face niqab and burqa in 2010.
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French Court reinstates Burkini Ban
France is estimated to have the highest Muslim population in Europe–about five million and introduced a ban on full-face niqab and burqa in 2010.