I’m asking you to vote for a true global feminist revolution My Oxford Union talk is live. What a great honour it was. I wanted to use the opportunity to not only address the debate but to also make a case for a conscientious and critically conscious global feminism that “smashes the patriarchy”. I admit…
Archives for August 2017
The misunderstanding of equality suggests many slept through maths in school
Here is my latest article for The Guardian Nigeria.. Sometimes one is fortunate to find money in an old purse or pocket. For example, such was the case the other day when I put on a jacket I hadn’t worn in a while and stuck my hand into the pocket. Alongside a favourite lipstick whose…
Woman, don’t conspire against yourself
I am sitting on his couch surrounded by books. There are books everywhere in his house; under the tables, by the coat rack, all over the stair case, on the window panes not to mention the walls of bookshelves. If there are two things I love, it is men and books and here I…
Sex for women and men
sex for women: two days before date with lover-to-be: skip breakfast. remove all evidence of hair on legs, armpits, labia, around anus, inside nose, moustache, toes, arms; wherever there’s a follicle, uproot its produce. with the exception of the follicles on your head of course. those follicles are okay, massage them, oil them, style their produce. go to…
Spirituality, feminism and expanding our understanding of knowledge
Thanks to a recent article in the Guardian, which reported that “Mind, Body and Spirit” UK book sales are growing while other book genres are dropping in sales, I’ve been thinking about how perceptions of spirituality relate to feminism and to the expansion of knowledge. Three things in particular came to mind. First of all, that our…
Why philosophical reflection is a feminist goal
In my most recent column at the Nigeria Guardian, I argue that gender inequality is a predictable result when a society disengages from philosophical reflection. You can read it here or below. In ancient times, Nigerian women had access to spiritual and political power, and women and men were historically seen as equal in many…