What sound does a silenced woman make in a society that calls her suffering peace? We inherit cultural artefacts as wisdom. We rarely examine them as the foundational concrete of a pervasive silence. This silence is not an empty space. It is not a passive state. Silence is a structure, meticulously built and actively maintained. It is the most powerful tool in the ecosystem of gender-based violence. It allows violence to flourish in our homes and institutions. To understand t

The Hidden Burden of Domestic Labour What if your "day off" is just another shift? What if the rest you desperately need is being stolen by work you do not even call work? When did scrubbing floors become "self-care" instead of unpaid labour? How many of us declare a work-free weekend? We vow to steer clear of our computers and finally achieve that elusive state of "rest." Yet, we often find ourselves in a whirlwind of domestic labour. We scrub floors until they gleam, attack

What if our most trusted research methods are not just flawed, but actively harmful? What happens when the very tools we use to understand poverty and work systematically erase women's lives and rural realities?   Research can either reinforce inequality or dismantle it. In Africa, where patriarchal systems shape every institution, our research methods matter more than most acknowledge. Feminist research does not simply add women to existing frameworks. It fundamentally chall