Gender & Feminism

Nigeria’s World of Male Terror The Logic of Sexual Violence

Joshua Segun-LeanAugust 10, 2020

Violence against women carries with it the warning that it can happen again; that it is inevitable; that the power to harm still resides where it originated, with the oppressor class—men. Read more.

August/September 2020

A Pair of Broad Bottoms Saartjie Baartman and the Perpetual Public Spectacle of Blackness

Boetumelo Julianne NyasuluJune 29, 2020

Not even in fiction is Saartjie Baartman spared the reduction to her physical features that attends her life in Europe. Read more.

June/July 2020

Who is Irene Cohen? The Re-Discovery of Feminist Freedom in Modern-Day Angola

Amandla AyahJune 15, 2020

Every year, Irene Cohen and Deolinda Rodrigues, two Angolan nationalists, are eulogized on Angolan Women’s Day on March 2; their short and tragic lives are made emblematic of African feminism and national pride. Read more.

June/July 2020

Banking on Women Development’s Neoliberal Sexism

Fadekemi AbiruMay 22, 2020

The process of the current development agenda does little to advance real development outcomes because of its persistence in catering to economic neoliberalism, which prioritizes economic growth over addressing the structural drivers of women’s subordination and oppression. Read more.

April/May 2020

The Pressing Need Expanding Access to Safe Abortions in Nigeria

Timinepre ColeApril 27, 2020

While there may still be an ongoing debate on women’s right to an abortion, certainly women who choose to have abortions deserve access to safe procedures.

April/May 2020

Muslim Feminism is Here to Stay The Mutual Inclusivity of Feminism and Islam

Wardah AbbasApril 24, 2020

As women who are not blind to misogyny, Muslim feminists bring into existence an alternative to secular feminism, which leaves out any form of religious reference.

April/May 2020

Nigeria’s Missing Multipliers Women, Vision 2020 and Nigeria’s Legal Blindspot

Cynthia IgodoApril 6, 2020

Development plans like Vision 2020 failed by design, resting on legal frameworks that near-completely overlooked women—half the population—in Nigeria.

April/May 2020Independence Day 2020vol4-no2

This photo is for our piece on Finding Self: Of Gods, Contestation and Containment Freshwater review

Finding Self: Of Gods, Contestation and Containment Akwaeke Emezi’s Freshwater

Elizabeth O. Ben-IheanachoMarch 15, 2020

A dark story about recognizing and coming to terms with the many fragments of our being, Akwaeke Emezi’s debut novel, Freshwater, is a macabre and jarring tale of contestation and containment.

February/March 2020

This photo is for our peice on Gendering Social Protection

Gendering Social Protection The Lessons for Africa

Chimezie AnajamaFebruary 14, 2020

Gender-sensitive social protection programmes are vital to Africa’s mission of eradicating poverty, evolving into an inclusive and equitable society, and fulfilling the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.

February/March 2020

This photo is for our essay on the feminist reading of Achebe's women

Achebe’s Women A Feminist Reading of Things Fall Apart and Anthills of the Savannah

Elizabeth O. Ben-IheanachoJanuary 20, 2020

A feminist reading of Achebe's texts is a restoration of the visions of women not only in Africa's past but also in the continent's present and the future.

December 19/January 20vol4-no1