Stressed? Here are seven types of foods that can help you feel better
Stress is defined as a state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or very demanding...
Category: Women
We need more men to understand gender issues to pass progressive policies for women
Whenever the word gender comes up around men they either go into defense mode or launch an attack with such venom that...
Father’s Day: A Perfect Time To Reconnect With Your Dad
Do you ever sit down and think how time has gone past so fast because just the other day, you were daddy’s little...
No one should claim to be more woman than other women
You simply don’t measure up to her, she knows and embodies everything there is to be a woman. Your experiences,...
Matungulu women groups realize more yields after embracing Zai pits farming technology
Anybody who sets out to farm will want to get good yields for consumption and commercial purposes as well. However,...
Virgin At 24: Principles, not a lack of opportunities
In the current generation, staying a virgin beyond your teenage years is deemed as a lack of opportunities and has...
I quit smoking because of my Children-Anne Wambui Muigai
According to most people who smoke, smoking is quite an easy habit to start but stopping is not as easy. Their...
Esse Akida: On AWCON, Aspiration For Professional Football
When Kenya women's football team- Harambee Starlets, qualified for its first ever Africa Women's Cup of Nations...
Rejection does not have to take anyone to the grave
Defined as spurning of someone’s affections; rejection is fast causing many people to lose their lives. The worst...
Open Letter To Cyber Bullies; Make Peace With Yourselves
Dear cyber bullies, A few days ago, something big happened. Jimmy Gait, one of Kenya’s top artists, cried on...
Voter Verification Exercise Unmasks Need For Voter Education ahead of General elections
. In less than ten weeks Kenyans are expected to elect leaders, and the Interim Electoral and Boundaries Commission...
Here is how to help your parents without going bankrupt in the process
After bringing you into this world, they made sure that you had a good education, dressed in the best clothes and gave...
Murder, burning of SA woman exposes the ugly, abuse-riddled underbelly of African Society
Somber faces, sad eyes followed the white coffin bearing the remains of South African beauty and business student...
When Does Abortion Become Unsafe?
Like most campus girls, ‘Mary’ lived her life on the fast lane. Young, wild and free. You only live once after all....
10 Facts about the Breastfeeding Mothers Bill by Hon. Sabina Chege
According to the World Health Organization, (WHO) mothers are supposed to breastfeed their children for six mothers....
Afromum winners of Mums Tough Love Essay Competition
Mutisya Makonyi and Phenny Odera are the winners of the Mums Tough Love Essay competition. In the competition, which...
Merck Launches More than a Mother media recognition awards, Calls for Applications
Inability to have a child or to conceive can result in being greatly ostracized, isolated, disinherited or assaulted....
True Story launches third edition of Mother’s Honors Awards
True story Kenya, an events organizing entity in conjunction with Light International School Nairobi has put together...
USAID health aid suspension will not affect women, anti-retroviral therapy services
Essential services for women such as family planning, reproductive, maternal, neonatal child and adolescent health by...
We are not barren, we are Waiting wombs, Declare founders of support group for childless couples
“Don’t hide your hurt, beautiful soul. Grab a hold of it. Run it through the purifying flame of your...
Motherhood in Social Media Age
Yesterday, I was going through my timeline hoping to laugh at some joke or get inspired given that, it was a Sunday....
5 Associations that propel the careers of Female Journalists
When women come together with a collective intention, magic happens- Phylicia Rashad. The above quote is accurate as...
How to Come up with a Watertight Agreement for your Domestic Worker
I know you have never envisioned yourself in a jail somewhere in Buruburu or Kilimani behind bars, with your...
Why open a Savings Account for your Child?
“Mungu akileta mtoto, analeta na sahani yake,” (when God gives you a child, he provides for it) These are lyrics...
The Reality Of Gender Stereotyping in Children TV Programs
Television watching has slowly become a central and pervasive activity in our modern lifestyle. Many families plan...
Is there rape in marriage?
Rape is rape regardless of the relationship between the victim and the rapist and that includes a husband and wife...
Postpartum Depression? It is not your fault
Throughout her pregnancy, Mary was as excited as any other woman might be. The pregnancy was her first, and...
5 Tips On How To Build Lasting Relationships
People crave meaningful and fulfilling relationships. Everyone wants to love and be loved back. Everyone, including...
Self Respect Goes a Long Way Ladies
Society nowadays and especially social media dictates how and when a woman makes it in life. Sad reality is that many...
The dreadful question that every Stay at Home Mom detests: So What Do You Do All Day?
It is unbelievable how frequent this question notoriously pops up in our every day conversations, until you have a...
How to live life one day at a time as a single mother
Being a parent is the best thing that could happen to anyone out there, you get to experience a different kind of love...
Why the Jeans of all Trades are the masters of multitasking
You might have noticed her missing in the evening social gatherings, girls nights out or that she is ever glued to her...
Nairobi’s River Road and why Kenyan women feel the pressure to bleach their skin
Nairobi’s River Road is known for many things among them prostitution, illegal hawking, counterfeit goods, genuine...
Shared Fertility Responsibility among African couples, Infertility is not just a male factor
Infertility has been a problem in many African families with women mainly being blamed for not being able to bear...
Understanding the ever-evolving nature of Chamas in Kenya & impact on Women’s lives
As my friend Aggie babbled on and on about this new chama she was in, I found myself grunting in response, probably...
Societal expectations on Marraige and women who can’t cook
The current, commonly agreed on plan for a marriage is an equal sharing of chores and other duties; but this plan is...
The tokenism applied as Kenyan Women Vie for Political Leadership Positions
Rwanda holds the highest number of women in then national legislature in the world at 64 percent followed by Bolivia...
Why Women Tend To Hate On Other Women
The other day I listened to a conversation on the radio, and the topic of discussion was on why women don’t support...
The Kenyan Amendment to Sexual Offences Act proposes reduction of consensual age from 18 to 16 years
For over a decade, Kenya has been struggling to fight against early marriages among young girls. More often than not,...
Understanding Domestic Violence, Battered Woman Syndrome and the new Law
Abuse just doesn’t happen. It takes place over a period of time during which a woman’s perception is...
The average shelf life of sponsor relations is one year – GeoPoll
The average shelf life of a sponsorship is 1 year. According to a recent GeoPoll rapid poll. 38% of respondents have...
47% of Women in Kenya have experienced harassment by Matatu crew – GeoPoll
Funding for the public transport system in Kenya, unlike most developed countries, is by the private sector. This has...
A #SayNoToManelsKE campaign seeks to place more women on speaking panels
Have you ever gone for a conference event and noted that the panel was made up on men only? I bet you have seen...
Kachindamoto: Annulling child marriages in Malawi
What better way to mark this phenomenal month of August –“Women’s Month!” –than to showcase a woman who is...
Little Cab’s Lady Bug service might just be a hit
When I read that Safaricom in a Joint Venture with Craft Silicon were launching Little Cab- a taxi hailing app to rival...
Zuku TV launches Glam channel to target female viewers
Wananchi Group’s home entertainment brand Zuku has launched a new channel offering a blend of content packaged to...
Complete list of essential mobile apps for today’s career woman and mother
Every generation of women encounters its own challenges in various aspects of life. I have often wondered how our...
She Leads Africa brings SheHive Nairobi; a women in Entrepreneurship event
Women in Tech initiatives in Africa are growing at an amazing and encouraging rate. From Nigeria to South Africa,...
Grandmother: The Hindsight Mother
Those hailing from the South affectionately address her as Ambuya or uGogo; those dwelling in the East lovingly...
5 things every mother should do for herself on Mother’s Day
Mothers!Source: Blackgirllonghair.com So, Mother’s Day is just around the corner! It is the only other day in the...
The 5 Love languages & how to determine yours
“He loves me. He loves me not. He loves me. He loves me not...” is NOT the muse of a little girl trying to...
6 Insights for a parent dealing with the sexual abuse of a child
A severely troubled parent Dealing with the case of a child who has been subjected to intra-familial sexual abuse...
1st Quarter is Over: Pause and take stock
A woman re-strategising Source:blackwoman.com We have already journeyed 25% of the year 2016 folks! January,...
Alcoholic parent effect on a child’s behavior
alcoholic parent effect on children.. An alcoholic parent exposes their children to so many related vices. Children...
Tips for a Black Tie dress code for women and men
The United States President Barrack Obama with his wife Michelle at an event ( image Source: learni.st.com) Black...
A conversation between a homemaker and a working mom
Boikutso Lephalo, a seasoned Chartered Account for Deloittes & Touche SA, married to Professor Benjamin...
Tea or Coffee: What’s your personality?
Source: gettyimages.co.uk Growing up, I was never really a fan of hot beverages. I merely took them along with food...
“Merck More than a Mother” marks the International Women’s Day with launch in Uganda
Merck receives an award for Merck More than a Mother from Ugandan Ministry of Health Merck, a leading science and...
First Lady’s Beyond Zero campaign raises concerns with Kenyans Online
Kenya's First Lady Margaret Kenyatta at the launch of this year's First Lady Half Marathon Last Sunday 6th of...
As we mark International Women’s Day, lets make the internet safe for women
As with most spaces women occupy, there will always be a barrage of misogynistic men intent on preserving the...
