#GirlontheStreet: How Do You Call Out Sexism/Misogyny in another Woman?
By Agatha Adadefe I was at a family gathering a few weekends ago. It was an old uncle’s birthday. I was super excited to see everyone and...
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Girl Africa
- Nov 10, 2020
- 2 min
3 Ways to Make the Best of the Rest of the Year
By Abosede Aboderin I remember waking up the morning of the first day of November. “Oh My God. We have just 2 months left in 2020?” I...
Girl Africa
- Nov 3, 2020
- 4 min
#GirlontheStreet: How Did You Demand Equal Pay from your Employers at Work or Clients in Business?
By Abosede Aboderin I remember my first encounter with the gender gap, I was a young intern at this engineering firm in Portharcourt,...
Girl Africa
- Oct 6, 2020
- 2 min
3 Gender-Biased Phrases We Need To Make Extinct Right Now
Many times we say things that have implications we do not recognize or understand. These pockets of expressions we put into the universe...
Girl Africa
- Oct 1, 2020
- 2 min
3 Sexist Self-Sabotaging Thoughts Holding You Back
You know that moment when you are having a streak of success, making big wins, shaking tables, feeling confident and achieving your...
Girl Africa
- Sep 15, 2020
- 1 min
3 Reasons Why You Need More Female Friends
The powerful thing about ‘sisterhood’ is that it provides a refuge for many women navigating the complexities of existing in a society...
Girl Africa
- Sep 8, 2020
- 1 min
3 Ways To Overcome Low Self-Esteem Caused by Years of Social Conditioning
When you grow up in societies where your voice is constantly being silenced and your skills, talents and ideas shutdown, you are bound to...
Girl Africa
- Sep 1, 2020
- 2 min
3 Ways to Assert Yourself in Spaces Designed to Exclude You
"Do not speak when your elders are speaking", "A woman should be seen and not heard", "A woman should not be too loud", these are some of...
Girl Africa
- Aug 25, 2020
- 2 min
3 Ways To Be a Feminist Mom Raising Empowered Girls
Conversations around Gender Inequality and women's rights have ensued for many decades, centuries even. Like a torch, the conversations...
Girl Africa
- Aug 21, 2020
- 1 min
SISTER TALK (S1 E8 - Season Finale): Doing It All by Herself - Being an Independent Woman Today
In this season finale, we speak with Nigerian Queer Feminist advocate, Word Worker, Writer and the Coolest Mum Ever, Olutimehin Adegbeye...
Girl Africa
- Aug 18, 2020
- 1 min
3 Boundaries You Need in Your Life & How To Set Them
For many women the lines between respect and disrespect, comfort and discomfort, safe and in danger are very thin. The boundaries around...
Girl Africa
- Aug 13, 2020
- 1 min
3 Moments When You Should Say 'No' and Mean It
Saying ‘No’ is a skill that many young women are beginning to master. With society’s stereotyping of women as ‘soft spoken’ and...
Girl Africa
- Aug 7, 2020
- 1 min
SISTER TALK (S1 E7): Taking Chances - Conquering Unfamiliar Territories
In this episode, we speak to Food Lawyer, Chef, Bonafide Hustler, and all-round extra-ordinary young woman, Sobechi Anyadike to discuss...
Girl Africa
- Aug 4, 2020
- 1 min
3 Ways to Build Your Reputation as a 'Boss Lady' at Work
Hey Queen! It’s 3 Tips Tuesday and here are your 3 self-help tips for this week: Are you tired of being INVISIBLE at work? Are you...
Girl Africa
- Jul 28, 2020
- 1 min
3 Ways to Restructure Your Life After a Pay-Cut
Hey Queen! It’s 3 Tips Tuesday and here are your 3 self-help tips for this week: We’ve heard a lot of Queens complain of getting pay cuts...
Girl Africa
- Jul 24, 2020
- 1 min
SISTER TALK (S1 E6): Queening in Unconventional Spaces
In this episode, we speak to Multi-Dimensional, Vivacious, Nigerian Creative, Saxophonist and Content Creator, Tuke Morgan on the theme...
Girl Africa
- Jul 21, 2020
- 1 min
3 Ways To Cater To Your Mental Health Post-Pandemic
Hey Queen! It’s 3 Tips Tuesday and here are your 3 self-help tips for this week: Over the past few weeks, we’ve had conversations with...
Girl Africa
- Jul 14, 2020
- 2 min
3 Ways To Avoid Being in an Emotional 'Entanglement'
Hey Queen! It’s 3 Tips Tuesday and here are your 3 self-help tips for this week: Romantic ‘entanglements’ happen all the time. And it...
Girl Africa
- Jul 10, 2020
- 1 min
SISTER TALK (S1 E5): She and Her Mental Health
In this episode, we speak with Igbo-Nigerian psychotherapist and architecture photographer, Amanda Iheme to explore the theme “She and...
Girl Africa
- Jul 7, 2020
- 2 min
3 Ways to Adapt to Unplanned Change
Hey Queens! It’s 3 Tips Tuesday and here are your 3 self-help tips for this week: 'Adapting to Unplanned Change'. Change is a very funny...
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