Depression after childbirth: A silent killer
Many women experience unexplainable emotional changes after childbirth, one of which is post-partum depression. However, depression after childbirth often worsens because some live in denial while others cannot seek help because of the fear of
Sexual Abuse: Road to Justice Fraught with Hurdles for Women with Disabilities
n Nigeria, justice is hard to come by for women who have reported being sexually abused, but the situation is worse for women with disabilities (WWDs), BLESSING OLADUNJOYE writes
Raising Combats against SGBV through Community Response System Nigeria
According to a UNICEF report from 2016, six out of every ten children in Nigeria suffer some type of violence before the age of 18. The report also says one in every four girls and one in
Women bear the brunt as divorce, separation rise in Abuja community
It was love at first sight in June 2018 when Halima Salisu, 16, met Abdullahi at Gosa market in Mpape, a settlement that expands to the urban fringe of Nigeria’s national capital. It was a
GBV: Seeking Justice for Disinherited Widows
In this report, Funmi Ogundare who highlights the plights of widows, writes that there is a need for more sensitisation that will ensure that those who have been disinherited and face one form of discrimination
INVESTIGATION: Inside Northern Nigeria’s Islamiyya Schools Where Paedophiles Lurk Around
Violence in any school hampers the participation of the girl-child in education and other development programmes. Sexual violence in places considered ‘safe’ for children, such…
How workplace sexual harassment forces many out of their dream jobs
Despite several laws prohibiting sexual harassment in Nigeria, many victims are forced to quit their dream jobs while others suffer depression as a result of unsolicited sexual advances from colleagues. FAITH ADEOYE reports. If you
How Domestic Violence Helped in the Trafficking of Mother of Three
Millions of women and girls are trafficked across the world. According to the international human rights group, Walk Free, three out of four women are trafficked for the purpose of sexual exploitation. Most women are
Is the Bible fueling SGBV?
‘Man strangles wife over sex’; ‘Husband butchers wife over denied sex’; ‘Anal or No Sex ….Husband Demands’ and other headlines like these capture the horrendous instances of sexual violence, a form of Gender-Based Violence (GBV)
Abolishing negative cultural practices; A remedy in the fight against gender based violence
“Sexual, racial, gender violence and other forms of discrimination and violence in a culture cannot be eliminated without changing culture.” – Charlotte Bunch Culture is dynamic and as such, as society evolves, so must culture.
