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women togetherJune 26, 2019July 31, 2019

#PICTURE MY LIFE

In Zimbabwe, in this patriarchal society, women are still equated to children. The sacredness of rape culture is a notion that needs to be shattered. We need to stop beating about the bush and labelling it a female problem.

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women togetherJune 26, 2019July 31, 2019

From Despair to Consciousness

What I can disobey now, what we all disobey in our tragic and inconsistent and collective logic, is patriarchy’s pact of silence. We can also disobey the rush of social media, which demands that we act quickly and sometimes in ways that are neglectful of ourselves and others.

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women togetherJune 26, 2019July 31, 2019

Editorial: women together are legion

The writers in this issue aim to amplify the voices of those not heard within wider society. They call out power structures, whether they be sexist, racist, imperialist or – all of those things

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blind faithMay 30, 2019June 5, 2019

Milkshake tears

I thought about conversations around white feminism, its myopia and elitism, about the weaponisation of white women’s tears, eliciting sympathy and avoiding accountability. I thought about May’s legacy.  

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