Blogs & Updates
The Gay Debate
By Diana Awino Technology has made the world a global village. Social media has made every one's opinion count and, for us ladies, gossip juicers! Every day I thank God for being a millennial. Perusing through the family album often makes my mother's eyes fill with...
We All Have Our Loads To Bear, Crosses To Carry
By Eunice Aber We all have our loads to bear, crosses to carry And though one’s seems greater or lesser We all feel the weight underneath Sometimes we compare But we each can bear; only what we have been given Sometimes we desire But we know not the burden; that is...
Lettre D’amour au Burundi
By Iris Ntore Burundi bwacu*, Burundi buhire, Le pays qui m’a vu naître et grandir. La patrie que j’aime. Sur ton sol, j’ai fait mes premiers pas et j’ai aimé pour la première fois. Tu as accueilli mes premiers pleurs et rires. Tu m'as bercé par ta musique. Un jour,...
#Elle101: Writing Our Stories
It is through stories that one discovers their heritage, forms opinions about places and people and let the wanders as to the possibilities of this world. Story telling is very powerful indeed as it can help shape a person perspective, ideas and opinions of...
A Real Woman
By Laura Walusimbi A real woman, who is she? One with airs about her? One who thinks she’s ‘better’ than everyone else? One who strives to bring other women up, and Who commands respect from all, regardless of her standing? A real woman, what does she...
Ladies First : Cleo ‘The Sphynx’ Murungi
By Kye Makyeli The term ‘femcee’ has always been a part of a growing sub-debate embroiled in the ever urgent issue of misogyny in hip-hopworldwide. Over the years, however, femcees have been known to bring a unique experience and talent to the hip-hop stage and open...
Feminism: A Perspective
By Josephine Amoako I’m proud to be a woman and I can’t imagine myself being in the shoes of the opposite sex for even a day. They have their own woes and I’m still battling with the ones that are gender-related to me. That is why I find it perplexing when people...
We Belong In Kitchens …And Boardrooms Too
By Mahbuba Matovu Here’s a picture of my classmates and I. Funny how we took this picture so randomly and yet each time I look at it, I feel so much pride in sharing a moment with these beautiful African ladies. Miranda, Ifeoma, Ahunna, Sussan and I are pursuing our...
Who Am I?
By Natasha Museveni Karugire My name is, or (as we say in Uganda) my names are (because there are many) Natasha Lynette Nyinancwende Kainembabazi Museveni Karugire. "Natasha" because my mother had read War and Peace, the literary classic by Russian author Leo Tolstoy,...