Introvert Girl, Extrovert World… … A Day in the Life I’m an introvert. Not a social one. Not a slight one. I’m a real one, and I’d been fighting it for twenty some odd years. When people think of the word introvert, they automatically think of a social hermit, living a sad anti-social life. Okay, … Continue reading
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Remy Ma SHEthers Men’s Rights Activists
In case you thought there was an error in the caption – it’s not. Men’s Rights Activists are real and want you to know that life is so unfair being a male out here. https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FMarieClaire%2Fvideos%2F10155081699425127%2F&show_text=0&width=400 Video source Marie Claire Continue reading
It’s Just A Period!
Do you remember the one time you were in class and on your period? You sat down strategically, making sure that your pad and sitting angle was perfectly aligned with the universe. There needed to be zero chance of any embarrassing leaks that would make you the subject of lunch break gossip for a few … Continue reading
I’m single because…
Overslept on my wedding day and missed the date. Continue reading
VIDEO: What is Intersectional Feminism?
Laci Green and Franchesca Ramsey get together to make this great video explaining intersectional feminism. In the end we all need to look out for one another. Watch it here: Continue reading
Women you should know: Bessie Coleman
Because flying schools in the United States denied her entry, she taught herself French and moved to France, earning her license from France’s well-known Caudron Brother’s School of Aviation in just seven months. Continue reading
VIDEO: Women should stay in the kitchen
We love Meghan Markle on Suits and the story she shares about her younger self at the UN conference just gives us more reason to back her. Have a look here: Continue reading
I Am Not Your Stereotype. I Am Not My Hair.
Zodidi Jewel Gaseb conducted a TEDx Talk in Windhoek, Namibia. Watch what this lady has to say about the impacts of Western beauty ideals on women through her personal journey of wearing her hair natural. Continue reading
Memory Banda – Activist Against Child Marriage
After watching her sister get pregnant at 11, Memory vowed to defy the traditional practice ofkusasafumbi, a practice in which young girls are forced into marriage once they begin menstruation. This talk by the 18 year old is powerful and moving. Take a look here. Continue reading
Women you should know: Marie Gisèle Aimée Rabesahala
Marie Gisèle Aimée Rabesahala was born in 1929 in Madagascar. She was a politician and activist who was the first woman to hold a ministerial position in the government of Madagascar. Marie entered politics at the age of 17, campaigning on behalf of political prisoners, and becoming Madagascar’s first woman municipal Councillor, before becoming the … Continue reading
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