Social Media Ideas for African Feminism

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African Migrant Women In India And Everyday Racism

The discrimination faced by African women as they navigate Indian cities is deeply embedded in social hierarchies that precede their arrival. The post African Migrant Women In Indi...

African Rights Advocates Coordinate Response to Family Law Backlash

NAIROBI, August 13 (IPS) - Women’s rights advocates, judges and lawyers have launched a coordinated campaign to reform family laws that discriminate against women and girls in Afr...

Praise Otito Obanya: Feminism Is Not About Chores – That’s What We Keep Getting Wrong

Feminism is widely discussed among friends, within families, and across the media, but too often the conversation gets dragged into trivialities – who cooks, who changes the car ty...

Nigerian feminist says she would end pregnancy if she was carrying a boy

A Nigerian feminist has drawn attention online after sharing her view

Sudan: Women Demand Inclusive, Safe Dialogue to End Sudan War for Good

[Dabanga] Nairobi / Amsterdam -- Sudanese feminist and civil society figures have called for broader participation in any anticipated Sudanese-Sudanese dialogue, demanding genuine...

Feminist economics needs to be decolonized

Gisela Carrasco-Miró‘s Decolonizing Feminist Economics explores how mainstream and feminist economics remain shaped by colonialism, patriarchy and extractivism. Drawing on decoloni...

Winnie Mandela emerges as Africa’s greatest female liberation fighter

Young South Africans have named Winnie Madikizela-Mandela as Africa’s greatest female liberation fighter, according to previously unpublished findings from the Africa Youth Survey...

Africa: Inside a Game Challenging Masculinity

[allAfrica] Mombasa, Kenya -- The room was loud - not with argument, but with laughter.

South Africa’s Exceptionalism: A Stumbling Block To The African Unity Project

The idea of Africa has always been greater than geography. It is a vision rooted in shared history, common struggles, cultural affinities and a collective aspiration for political...

Muslims and the F-Word: Feminism, Dhulm, and Jahiliyyah

Introduction “Why are Muslim women becoming feminists?” is the (not so) new “why are Muslim youth becoming radicalized?” sentiment… not amongst non-Muslims fearing the paths of ang...

Ms. Global: Genocide in Sudan, Withdrawal of HIV Funding in South Africa, Two Killed in Protests in Afghanistan Over Arr...

The U.S. ranks as the 19th most dangerous country for women, 11th in maternal mortality, 30th in closing the gender pay gap, 75th in women’s political representation, and painfully...

For Gloria Steinem, Some of Her Biggest Lessons Came From Black Women

How Black Women influenced Gloria Steinem and the Feminist Movement.

South Africa commemorates 1956 Women's March - but fight for freedom isn't over

South African women willl commemorate the achievements of the 1956 Women's March on Sunday. But they say their fight for freedom is unfinished.

Africa: 'My Success Is Not Mine Alone' - Meet the Young Women Working to Eliminate Violence Against Women and Girls

[Spotlight Initiative] Ahead of World Youth Day on 12 August, Spotlight Initiative shines a light on some of the young activists who are working to make their communities - and the...

‘Feminists need to push back’: how did the women’s movement become so divided – and how can it reunite?

Just a few years ago, women would fight for other women whatever their background or politics. Today, many loudly dismiss the struggles of those who are not like them. But the soli...

African nations unite against assault of Western liberal values

from The Christian Institute African leaders have backed a charter seeking to protect family life from the undue influence of a ‘progressive’ agenda promoted by Western donor count...

African Women's Volleyball: A new era of competition

African women’s volleyball is expanding its reach. More countries are taking part in competitions, new teams are making progress and the hierarchy is becoming less predictable. The...

Senegal elite girls' school empowers students to imagine a new future

At the Mariama Ba School of Excellence, students are encouraged to challenge what has traditionally been expected of girls across the predominantly Muslim West African nation

‘What’s happened to us? Where did we get lost?’ Zimbabwe reckons with the reality of violence against women

The deaths of a Bulawayo mother and her daughters spark calls for an urgent action on gender-based violenceThe three white coffins were draped in white lace and topped with small s...

Ending FGM Through Women's Voices

[Daily News] WHEN Yasinta Zakaria speaks about Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), she does not speak from theory. She speaks from memory from pain she says has stayed with her for ye...

Feminismus nach Pelicot: Die regressive Frau

Solange Frauen keine kritische Weiblichkeit etablieren, bekommen Männer immer einen Fuß in die Tür. Den abzuhacken, hilft nicht gegen die Ohnmacht. mehr...

Woman shares what made her become a feminist and why she's now denouncing feminism

A woman has revealed that she is no longer a feminist and she gave reasons fr her actions. She explained that sh

Young South Africans name Winnie Mandela Africa’s greatest female liberation fighter

Seventy years after 20,000 women marched on the Union Buildings and shook the foundations of apartheid, a new generation of South Africans has delivered a powerful verdict on the w...