Issue 01 Essays on Feminism and Gender Equality

Vol. 1, No.1

Women of Nowadays—Selected Essays

IN THIS ISSUE

⎈ Snapshot: an exploration of female sexual and reproductive rights in Nigeria from Tolu Ajiboye—concise but crucial reading;

⎈ An insightful essay by Aisha Mukhtar Dodo on institutional failures and the persistence of common illness as a leading cause of death in northern Nigeria;

⎈ A thorough review of the current status of female economic empowerment in Nigeria from Zahrah Nesbitt-Ahmed;

⎈ Criticism and a rigorous unpacking of the history behind modern feminism from Eniola Anuoluwapo Soyemi;

⎈ As well as a stirring reflection by Irene Chidinma Nwoye on the #WomensMarch and being feminist in Trump’s America;

⎈ A powerful essay by C. S. Lozie assessing the undue nationalization of masculine phenomena, which, she argues, occurs alongside the trivialization of femaleness;

⎈ In Reviews: musings by 6 writers including Saratu Abiola, ‘Pemi Aguda and Adebola Rayo on select pages of Efuru and womanhood, in celebration of Flora Nwapa;