by fisayo | Mar 19, 2020 | Gender Discourse
Am I a feminist? What is your perception of my personality? I have had people ask me this question and I tend to answer differently. I often reply, “I am an African woman (lol…).” I know this might make no sense to you but that is my perception of my...
by fisayo | Mar 16, 2020 | Gender Discourse, Lifestyle, Social Issues
I would say I have some loyal friends (smiles) who constantly read most of my writings. My co-authored publication with my friend (OLUWASEMILOORE ATERE) which was published in the Nigerian Tribune newspaper opened the floor for questioning. A friend contacted me and...
by fisayo | Jan 10, 2020 | Gender Discourse, Poems
I am calling it by its name I know this is weird Awkward Irk . . . It sucks to see those bloodstains And calling it “period” Is too polite It makes it lack the essence of its true meaning During menstruation I go through hell When I am back It...
by fisayo | Jan 5, 2020 | Gender Discourse, Social Issues
Our books lied to us. It made us unaware, uneducated, similar, inhumane, and unsympathetic. These adjectives describe how I feel about my secondary school biology class. Biology only taught me about two sexes: Male and Female; who possess unique chromosomes – XX...
by fisayo | Dec 25, 2019 | Gender Discourse, Lifestyle, Social Issues
In December 2016, I was one of The Platform (Nigeria)’s Young Professional Bootcamp (YBP) cohorts. During one of our sessions, a Human Resource expert said something that I held with me until date. He stated that it is unnecessary to add our families as...
by fisayo | Dec 7, 2019 | Gender Discourse, Lifestyle, Social Issues
I am not here to interrogate anyone, neither do I want to make anyone feel guilty about not being married or ready for marriage. I am only here to voice out my observations and assumptions. Really, it is not more than this. I make this an assumption because my...
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