Africa: Five Inspiring Female Composers From History You Should Listen to

[ad_1] I research female composers and contrary to what many people expect, women have successfully written music throughout history. It is important to learn about these musicians to undermine the idea of an exclusively white and male canon of western classical music. To start you on your journey of discovery, here are five female composers from history I recommend listening to. 1. Barbara Strozzi (1619-1677) Born in Venice, the Italian baroque composer Barbara Strozzi is widely agreed to have been […]

January 23, 2024

Entertainment

Africa: The Shame and Pleasure of Masturbation – Poor Things Gets Girls’ Early Sexual Feelings Right

[ad_1] This piece contains spoilers for Poor Things. Poor Things can be described in one word: polarising. Yorgos Lanthimos' film follows Bella Baxter (Emma Stone), a scientist's experiment created from a woman's body and a child's mind. It won two Golden Globes and received a standing ovation at the Venice Film Festival. Yet others walked out of the Venice screening during its many sex scenes, one which depicts a father teaching his two sons the birds and the bees by […]

January 19, 2024

Africa

Africa: The World’s Richest Men Leave Women Far Behind–Amid Rising Economic Inequalities

[ad_1] United — The world's rich are getting progressively richer while the world's poor continue to be increasingly poorer. In a new report released January 15, Oxfam says the wealth of the world's five richest men has doubled since 2020 -even as five billion people were made poorer in a "decade of division." The study, published to coincide with the World Economic Forum in Davos, an annual gathering of mostly the world's wealthiest and business elites, lists the top five […]

January 18, 2024

Africa

Africa: Wanting to ‘Move On’ Is Natural – but Women’s Pandemic Experiences Can’t Be Lost to ‘Lockdown Amnesia’

[ad_1] The COVID-19 pandemic was - and continues to be - hugely disruptive and stressful for individuals, communities and countries. Yet many seem desperate to close the chapter entirely, almost as if it had never happened. This desire to forget and move on - labelled "lockdown amnesia" by some - is understandable at one level. But it also risks missing the opportunity to learn from what happened. And while various official enquiries and royal commissions have been established to examine […]

January 11, 2024

Africa

Africa: Inclusion of Women and Land Rights As an Avenue to Accelerate the AfCFTA

[ad_1] Collective action in the form of women's groups has greatly benefited women in negotiating access to land To achieve the inclusion and developmental impacts in rural Africa, as well as for the sustainability of their environment, land tenure security is important. While it is clear that there is a direct link between productivity, trade and economic growth - a recurring question at the recent Conference on Land Policy in Africa is, what does it mean in terms of tradeoffs […]

January 2, 2024

Women and Gender