Women

I donated my egg in Nigeria. Here’s what I found out

I was not pondering motherhood on the afternoon of Friday, November 6, 2020; I was…

“A delay mechanism”: Liberian women question three-year ban on FGM

Image description: An illustration showing a red sign that reads “BANNED” in capital letters next to…

“I have been treated unfairly”: The harmful traditional practice suppressing women in Nigeria

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“I feel safer,”: A women only gym in Nigeria is helping women exercise comfortably

A strictly women’s gym in the capital city, Abuja which prioritizes safety, privacy, and consent even within a touch centric industry is making more women comfortable to work out.

Fishing groups are making fisherwomen feel safe in Uganda

In Uganda, women are forming fishing groups for safety and protection. The widely male dominated…

In Uganda, a new approach to ending sexual and gender based violence: training men

Image description: A man dressed in a white shirt and wearing a black facemask is…

Uganda annuls sections of its Anti-Pornography Act

Passed in 2014, the controversial law which primarily targeted women criminalized any activity deemed pornographic,…

Breastfeeding in Uganda’s informal sector

Kampala, Uganda — Minority Africa. WHO recommends that infants should be exclusively breastfed for the…

Mainstream breastfeeding discourse has nothing to do with women. And everything to do with patriarchy

I introduced formula milk to my second son’s diet when he was five months old.…