Female Genital Mutilation In Somalia
Female genital mutilation (FGM) consists of a procedure in which, intentionally and for non-medical reasons, the female genital organs are altered or injured. In Somalia, one of the most worrying ...
Men Can’t Be Feminist
Disclaimer: this is my opinion, you can think differently. In 2015 Emma Watson said “If you stand for equality, then you’re a feminist”, I think differently. The Oxford English Dictionary ...
Gender Biased Search Engines
When you type ‘World’s best CEOs’ into the Google search algorithm, you will see names such as Jeff Bezos, Warren Buffet, Mark Zuckerberg, or Steve Jobs. But it takes a ...
Sex Workers: The Netherlands
Sex Work has been around since the beginning of time as it seems, being dated back as far as 2,400 BC. When my family and I were in Amsterdam we ...
Feminism & Islam are Allies
The term “Islamic feminism” became prominent by the late 1990s, although women rights were always a part of Islam. The main idea of Islamic feminism is equality of both genders ...
Covid 19 and Female Drop Out Rates
“Unless every child can reach his full potential, humanity never will” – Penny Mordaunt This sentence can not be any truer. Education is a human’s most powerful and essential woman, ...
Working as a Woman in Japan
In August of 2018, a huge scandal broke out in Japan involving Tokyo Medical University, a well-respected medical school in Japan. It started in 2010 when the exam results showed ...
The F Word
According to Merriam Webster, Feminism is ‘the theory of the political, economic and social equality of the sexes’. With that being said, the term ‘feminism’ is one often scoffed at ...
Shooting Ourselves in the Foot
I was nervous writing this article because feminism has become stigmatised – so many times I’ve seen it painted as toxic. Though I know this to be inaccurate, I want ...
Confidently Confident!
The idea of Confidence and expectations set by society is a confusing and contentious topic. Complicating this further are gender stereotypes that influence how “you should act”. People and society ...