Supporting women doesn’t mean defending every action taken by a woman simply because she is a woman. That’s simply selective silence.
As women, we keep fighting hard for seats at decision making tables, leadership positions and professional respect. We should neither applaud the public humiliation of another woman nor that of a man. Human dignity is a universal human right.
The CalBank branch manager deserved respect. Not because she’s a woman, but because she’s a human being. The fact that the person involved is also a woman makes it even more disappointing.
If we expect men to treat women in leadership with dignity, then women in positions of power, like Okaikwei North MP Theresa Lardi Awuni, must hold themselves to that same standard.
Respect is the minimum standard of leadership.
We shouldn’t excuse a conduct like this in the name of sisterhood. Holding women accountable is never about betraying women. It’s believing that women are just as capable of exercising power well or poorly.
The moment you don’t care about being mocked or laughed at, you will be successful.
The crazy thing is, people you think would support you will also want to wait to see small success before they show support.
You will likely have to start on your own or with one or two people who share your vision.
Adire and Ankara can’t be the uniform for all NYSC members across the country. We are all not from the SW region.
The current uniform is sexless, detribalized and smart.
NYSC is still one of the few programmes that genuinely promotes national unity by exposing young Nigerians to different cultures, people and ways of life.
Rather than focusing on cosmetic changes like uniforms or ceremonies, we should be addressing the real issues affecting the scheme and investing in practical, long-term entrepreneurship education.
The FG should rethink this.
The last truly patriotic Ghanaian senior national team ended with the generation of Stephen Appiah, Asamoah Gyan et al. The likes of Dede, Appiah, Painstil wore their hearts of their sleeves. The current generation don’t even sing the national anthem.