Victim of abuse overcomes suicidal thoughts by speaking out about it
One such abuse precipitated the struggles of Rachael Adegboyega (not her real name), a 21-year-old girl living in the south-west, who shared her ordeal with this reporter.
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God, Guardian, and the Gender Agenda
You’ll notice that the more the number of biases against women, the fewer the proportion of people likely to show these prejudices.
Poverty, superstition drive up reusable menstrual materials by 78%
The usage of reusable materials is larger in rural areas compared to urban ones. In rural Nigeria, 43 per cent of women used reusables in 2018. This has increased to 58 per cent of women in 2021.
Do menstrual cycles impact women’s productivity?
“I don’t engage in any kind of activity during this period, I just lie indoors as the pain is unbearable. I even missed a test which fell within my menstrual period,” Miss Okwobodo said.
The Margin Dweller’s Point of View
I am a Managing Editor in a newsroom, and I am scarce. And no, I am not the only woman in this “enviable” position which is why the theme of this panel is “women in the margins.” We acknowledge that there are more women in places where we were scarce before; otherwise, the theme would have been “let women in the room.” There has been some growth, but it has been marginal, and the margins are cramped. We need more room.
Nigeria’s Score on World Bank’s Women, Business, and Law Index 2021 Improves
Nigeria scored 63.1 out of 100 on the Women, Business, and the Law (WBI) 2021 index. Though this indicates progress, there is still more to be done.
#IWD2022: 22 Numbers that Paint a Portrait of Women in Nigerian Society
The focus of the 2022 International Women’s Day Celebration is Break the Bias.
SGBV is Widespread in Oron, Akwa Ibom and Justice is Served in “Hush Money Courts”
On November 25, 2021, a mentally challenged man sighted a big nylon bag inside a gutter Opposite the Apostolic Church in Oron, Akwa Ibom State and quickly jumped in hoping for at least food to eat but the sight and stench that greeted him saw him shouting on top of his lungs.
Dataphyte’s Top 21 Stories in 2021
From health to gender, security, agriculture, extractives and other sectors, Dataphyte covered all the pertinent events that unfolded in the country in 2021 and “made it make sense” for Nigerians, bringing deeper insights into the issues.
Nigeria: Women expected to live longer than men
The last few years saw an increase in the Life Expectancy of people living in Nigeria. Data from the World Bank showed that in Nigeria, the female gender life expectancy (55.24 years) is higher than their male counterparts (53.45 years).