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GenderGapAfrica

·Apr 17, 2019

Single men suffer rental housing discrimination, it’s not just women

Written By Torinmo Salau — Bisi Kalu, a software developer in his late twenties, would love to have a place he can call his own. But being unmarried, he had a hard time convincing house owners of his suitability to be an ideal tenant. That’s apart from realtors devising clever schemes to extorting him. “The…

Housing

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Single men suffer rental housing discrimination, its not just women
Single men suffer rental housing discrimination, its not just women
Housing

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GenderGapAfrica

·Apr 17, 2019

How Nigerian languages could be promoting gender bias

Written By Melissa Mordi — It is not meant for women So when are you getting married? Don’t you know you are a woman? Let boys be boys I have your type at home! Act like a lady Conversations around women’s rights in Nigerian has been on the rise. Movements reclaiming women’s ownership of their…

Nigeria

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How Nigerian languages could be promoting gender bias
How Nigerian languages could be promoting gender bias
Nigeria

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GenderGapAfrica

·Apr 17, 2019

Cervical cancer, a malaise that can no longer be ignored

Written By Torinmo Salau — A statement by the World Health Organisation (WHO) on the World Cancer Day, Monday 4th February revealed that nine out of ten women who die from cervical cancer are from poor countries, and that if action is not taken, deaths arising from the disease will increase by almost 50 per…

Cancer

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Cervical cancer, a malaise that can no longer be ignored
Cervical cancer, a malaise that can no longer be ignored
Cancer

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GenderGapAfrica

·Feb 28, 2019

Market harassment is not a hoax, there’s data to prove it

Written by Torinmo Salau — A large number of people throng the tapered streets of the market; cubicle-sized stalls are cluttered with colourful and chaotic displays of clothes, shoes, sneakers, lingerie amongst other fairly used products of different variations. …

Feminism

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Market harassment is not a hoax, there’s data to prove it
Market harassment is not a hoax, there’s data to prove it
Feminism

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GenderGapAfrica

·Feb 22, 2019

Toys and Gender Roles: Why your daughter’s toys could be harmful?

Written by Melissa Mordi — Boys like blue, girls like pink. Boys like cars, girls like dolls. Boys like adventure, action and explosions. Girls like being pretty, fantasy and housekeeping. Boys grow up to be doctors, professors, CEOs and leaders. Girls grow up to be nurses, children’s school teachers, secretaries and housewives. See a trend…

Gender

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Toys and Gender Roles: Why your daughter’s toys could be harmful?
Toys and Gender Roles: Why your daughter’s toys could be harmful?
Gender

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GenderGapAfrica

·Feb 20, 2019

The rate of unemployment is high but women are the worst hit

Written by Torinmo Salau — The Labour Force Statistics released by the National Bureau of Statistics in December 2018 was trailed by mixed reactions, sparking heated debates on social media with many dismissing the reports as ‘fictitious’, ‘buffed up’ and ‘tainted’. The Labour Statistics Report, which reveals Nigeria’s unemployment and underemployment figures between 2017 (Q4)…

Economics

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The rate of unemployment is high but women are the worst hit
The rate of unemployment is high but women are the worst hit
Economics

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GenderGapAfrica

·Feb 7, 2019

SA women earn less than men, but pay more in unavoidable expenses — Sanlam | IOL Business Report

Written by ANA Reporter — JOHANNESBURG — Women in South Africa earn less than men, but consistently pay more across many categories of unavoidable monthly expenses including basic toiletries, grooming products, medical screenings and haircuts, a new survey conducted by leading financial services group Sanlam shows. The survey of 500 females and 500 males, which…

Women

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SA women earn less than men, but pay more in unavoidable expenses — Sanlam | IOL Business Report
SA women earn less than men, but pay more in unavoidable expenses — Sanlam | IOL Business Report
Women

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GenderGapAfrica

·Jan 28, 2019

The unbanked gap in Nigeria is closing but slowly

Written by Torinmo Salau — Financial inclusion is progressively gaining momentum globally, however, the gains are yet to even up. The 2017 World Bank Global Findex Database report on financial inclusion reveals that over 60 million Nigerians do not have bank accounts. …

Fintech

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The unbanked gap in Nigeria is closing but slowly
The unbanked gap in Nigeria is closing but slowly
Fintech

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GenderGapAfrica

·Dec 19, 2018

To fight Food Poverty in Nigeria, give Women Equity in Land Ownership

Written by Torinmo Salau — When Nigeria’s Agriculture and Rural Development, Minister Audu Ogbeh launched the National Gender Action Plan (NGAP) on Agriculture in October, the idea was to upgrade women from the realm of subsistence farming to medium scale and commercial farming. The figures provided by the minister at the launch showed that Nigeria…

Nigeria

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To fight Food Poverty in Nigeria, give Women Equity in Land Ownership
To fight Food Poverty in Nigeria, give Women Equity in Land Ownership
Nigeria

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GenderGapAfrica

·Dec 13, 2018

Having a period is still expensive in Nigeria and nobody is talking about it

Written by Torinmo Salau — Seyi Alaka, a student of Oshodi Comprehensive High School failed part of her 2018 Junior Secondary School BECE (Basic Education Certificate Examination) because some of the exams were written when she was on her menstrual cycle. She would have loved to write her exams when her mates did. …

Women

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Having a period is still expensive in Nigeria and nobody is talking about it
Having a period is still expensive in Nigeria and nobody is talking about it
Women

4 min read

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