Afro-Literati The Nardal Sisters and the Négritude Movement
The Nardal sisters’ collective legacies underscore the significant role women played in shaping Black identity across the pan-African world and politics. Read more
Gender & Feminism
Elizabeth Adekogbe and the Women’s Movement of Nigeria How Elizabeth Adekogbe’s Nationalism Promoted Women
Elizabeth Adekogbe was a nationalist, journalist, teacher, and women’s rights activist, who was the founder and leader of the Women’s Movement of Nigeria. Read more.
Who Was Lady Oyinkansola Abayomi?
Lady Oyinkansola Abayomi co-founded the Nigerian Women’s Party and helped establish Queen’s College, Yaba, in 1927. Read more.
The House of Representatives Will Reconsider Three Gender Equality Bills
On Tuesday, 08 March 2022, the Nigerian House of Representatives rescinded its decision on three of the five gender equality bills previously rejected by the higher and lower levels of parliament. Read more.
Nigerian Women Protest the Senate’s Rejection of Gender Equality Bills
On 02 March 2022, hundreds of women gathered at the National Assembly in Abuja to protest the rejection of five gender equality bills aiming to promote women's inclusion and representation in Nigerian politics. Read more.
The Right to Love The Fallacy of Homophobia in Postcolonial Africa
‘African homophobia’ is a distinct variant of global homophobia because it is based on unique theoretical foundations that blend prejudices imported from non-African (mostly Western and Islamic) contexts. Read more.
Between Christianity and Feminism Needing, Finding and Rejecting Answers
What does a woman of faith do when her doctrines about God collide with her beliefs about equality? Read more.
Who Were the Lijadu Sisters?
Taiwo and Kehinde Lijadu were mainly active as the Lijadu Sisters from the 1960s to the 1980s—a time when it was rare to find front-women in Nigeria’s pop music scene. Read more.
Who Was Wuraola Esan?
Wuraola Esan was a pioneering Nigerian women’s rights activist who became the first woman member of the Nigerian Senate in the First Republic. Read more.
What Does Africapitalism Actually Mean? Power, Gender and the Promise of Africapitalism
All forms of capitalism, including Africapitalism, ultimately, depend on the devaluation and exploitation of essential domestic labour, which women still perform almost exclusively in Africa. Read more.