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Gender & power

Explore essays and reflections on gender & power, grounded in African realities and open to new questions.

5 August 2026

Why sameness is not fairness

Why treating everyone equally can produce unequal outcomes Few ideas sound more fair than the promise to treat everyone the same. Governments promise equal access to public serv…

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Gender & power

24 July 2026

When baseline data carries hidden theories of change

The questionnaire was not the problem. The problem was the theory of change it was carrying. Early in my career, I was part of a team conducting a feasibility study for a rural…

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Gender & power

23 July 2026

The questions we ask shape the roads we build

Rethinking transport, development and the realities we fail to see Development does not begin with projects. It begins with assumptions. Before governments build roads, design p…

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