Women’s labor market participation in Africa and the West can be traced back to the impact of the second world war, feminism, and women’s emancipation movements. As a result of women’s labor market participation, families needed more time and hands to cater to childcare and eldercare since women’s tasks were no longer restricted to domestic […]
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I saw the words below in a JPEG format as a post on the Instagram handle of Mother Honestly (@motherhonestly). It’s time to unlearn the definition of motherhood you saw growing up. The one where a mother constantly breaks her back, without support. I loved it. I made a screenshot and shared it on my
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I thought I would easily forget Alas, here I am wondering if the protest happened The polices in their cloaks Shooting Tear-gassing Burning cars Killing Maiming The soldiers in their cloaks Shooting “blanks” At harmless young Nigerians From Abuja, Lagos, Ibadan, Ogbomosho, Port-Harcourt To other parts of Nigeria Security is “beefed-up” Against the enemies of
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The King of Boys movie made the Nigerian cinemas in 2018 and by 2019 it was on Netflix. The movie is coming back on Netflix on August 27, 2021, as a 7-part series and a Netflix original production and not as a Nigerian cinema production. This is an anticipated production from the Kemi Adetiba Visuals.
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Turning and turning in the widening gyre The falcon cannot hear the falconer; Things fall apart; the center cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world. W.B Yeats, Second Coming 1920 This stanza from W.B Yeats’s 1920 poem The Second Coming begs wholesome questions. From the coronavirus pandemic wrecking unrest and deaths across the
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Those who are not familiar with conversations within the labor market, human rights, and migration studies might perhaps not be familiar with the term “modern slavery.” Modern slavery employs force and exploitation as a means of getting people to work or perform other actions. Badmus, Oladiran, and Badmus provide an extensive definition; to them it
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Recently, I have had to dialogue on the subject of feminism with some friends. And a question that often pops up in these discussions is, “Who is the head of the home?” This is because some of the folks asking this question are of the opinion that feminism does not account for headship in the
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I run a food business-Fisayoskitchen. An African meal business where I aim to provide individuals and families in the United States with homemade delicious Nigerian favorites. Recently, I have had people ask me, “Is it that you love cooking?” I guess this is because these people see the effort I put into cooking these meals.
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As a single person without a child of my own, I do not know what it means to have a miscarriage or lose a baby. Even though I have had close relatives experienced a miscarriage, I still cannot say I know the extent of their pain or loss. The thoughts of losing a baby at
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How come we are who we are? How come our first knowledge as humans is dependent on our nuclear family: Our Father, mother, and siblings? ———————————————- My understanding of breaking the glass ceiling as a girl was limited by my home. —————————————- Today, I find myself at the center of advocacy, Where I need to
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