Rethinking Approaches to Sex Education
Sex education is a divisive topic depending on where one lives. In the democratic and liberal societies of the West, it is a regular…
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The Impact of Social Media on Teen Girls
Research has found that the more time girls spend on social media the more likely they are to be dissatisfied with their bodies…
Why FGM is prevalent in Somalia
The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that Somalia has 97.5% FGM prevalence. This implies that almost every woman and girl in Somalia has…
Teenage Pregnancy – We are not out of the woods yet
The World Health Organization (WHO) asserts that global birth rates have either stagnated or decreased among teenagers since 1990. However, this does not…
Glorifying Rape in India
Recent developments in Indian concerning women and rape have brought to the fore a deeply-ingrained problem. It is not that women were not being…
What “American Dream Success” Meant for Africans
In the definition of the American Dream by James Truslow Adams in 1931, “life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone,…
Niger – the Child Marriage Capital of the World
The future of women is intricately linked with how society treats girls. Women empowerment does not begin with activists carrying banners on the streets…
A Firsthand Account of the Consequences of Teenage Pregnancy
This is a firsthand account of a 22-year-old woman who got pregnant at the age of 19. She speaks about her experiences and why…