In my mother’s womb, I knew my place. I was born to a world that defined my worth without my say. There I listened as my life was planned for me. A good wife, she[…]
Category: Feminism
International Women’s Day: the age of truth and audacity
*Had this to say today at a brunch we hosted at Google for IWD, and wanted to share it here. International Women’s Day is such an important day but 2018 is particularly important for women.[…]
Being an engineer for young girls is as normal as breathing
The conversation around women in the workplace, in the media and socially keeps getting derailed because somehow in 2017 women are still viewed as second class citizens in parts of the world. Just watch this[…]
We need to stop calling grown ass women ‘cute’
It’s a windy afternoon in the city of Cape Town, for the second time in my four-day trip here I have had to make the grave choice of what was more important, my dignity or[…]
Playing at adulthood: the grown up confessional
When I was little, I always thought that growing happened like magic. You wake up one morning, all the secrets of adulthood would be downloaded into your brain. Everything would change, you would know how[…]
I am not my hair: discovering my face was good enough
“No colour?”, “Your natural hair is so long!”, “What happened to the weave?” and “Woah you are gorgeous!” I have been a loyal member of the weave cult for the better part of the 10[…]
Dear single girl: it is okay to be alone and be happy
Last year, on the occasion of my birthday I began to reflect on my life and the lessons I was learning in my twenties. As part of the transition from my early to mid to[…]
Who teaches the young boy to be a good man?
A few weeks ago, I was invited to talk to young girls about the consequences of “naked selfies” and putting too much of themselves online. When I was asked to do this talk, it was[…]
What Girls in ICT day actually does is perpetuate inequality
Today is world Girl in ICT day. We have dedicated an entire day to celebrating and encouraging women to go into the field of technology. I had a protracted discussion with my neighbour about this[…]
Faces of feminism: the age of the selfie
“The act of women taking selfies is inherently feminist, especially in a society that tries so hard to tell women that our bodies are projects to be worked on and a society that profits off[…]