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Women and Religion

I DON’T BELONG TO THE BITS AND PIECES OF THE WORLD

When I was with this guy as a teenager/in my early twenties, where I drew the line was he hitting me. He never did hit me, but he messed me up on so many fronts. He messed up my self esteem, he manipulated me, he gaslit me into thinking I was crazy and undesirable, he […]

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I HAD FOUR ABORTIONS, ÓYÁ ARREST ME!

This book contains raw passion, unfiltered anger, and a daring boldness at the gross injustice of enslaving women with their own bodies!   Are you curious about anything related to abortion?   Are you sexually active?   Do you have a sense of justice?   Do you hate being told what you can and cannot

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WOMEN’S SEXUAL RIGHTS INCLUSION WRITING CONTEST

CALL FOR FEMINIST WRITERS! ✨🌟   FigureFeminists.com is excited to invite passionate feminist writers (irrespective of your gender identity) to contribute to our International Women’s Day initiative! We’re seeking critical commentaries (1500+ words) from a pro-sexual rights perspective on one of the following ten crucial topics (and each category attracts a #10,000 cash prize for

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BRIDE PRICE DEHUMANISES & SHORTCHANGES WOMEN

BRIDE PRICE is referred to as lobola in the southern parts of the continent, mahari in East Africa, wine carrying among tribes in West Africa, and owó orí among the tribe I come from (Yoruba).   I remember quite well how my Yoruba teacher gave me my first lessons on marriage customs and traditions in

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INJUSTICE TOWARDS RAPE VICTIMS

An average number of ten thousand cases of rape occur every day in Nigeria only. While 5% sought help, just 3.8% got help. Most of these rape victims that AREN’T DEAD struggle with depression and other kinds of mental health related problems due to stigmatisation. Why are my emphasis on these numbers, you might want

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NA SO SO SUBMISSION O, SHÉ WE GET ASSIGNMENT

First of all, I’ll open the floor by saying Simi’s WOMAN should blow more than it did and be getting awards upon awards but nah, it’s a patriarchal society and she herself “no be woman” by singing this song. How dare she?    I was born in 1996 and I’m in my right to say

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ART THOU MADT?

Humans have a very weird relationship with money and women’s bodies and this is how.   Humans woke up one day, decided to give pieces of papers values and categorized people as “rich” or “poor” based on the amount of these pieces of paper they have. Calling money “pieces of paper” has stripped money of

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