The plight of the unmarried lady Some centuries back, young girls were raised with the main intention of preparing them for marriage. Mothers taught their daughters, right from infantry, useful skills that they assumed would be useful in their husbands’ homes. Cooking, general cleaning of the house, child-rearing were all very important courses. Before age 20, most females were married and any lady who is still by 20 unmarrieds must have issues- maybe she is…
"The plight of the unmarried lady"Author: Akinbode Toluleke
The Life of a Career Woman Janet was running late for the seminar in which she was to represent the school she worked for. The seminar had its participants as counselors from primary, secondary and tertiary institutions. The seminar was held to enlighten the counselors on how to cope with the challenging needs of counseling the variety of students that will come their way. Janet had woken up early in the morning to clean up…
"The Life of a Career Woman" HELP! I’M THIRTY AND SINGLE An unmarried woman is called several names in different languages, varying slightly in meaning and polarity, but mostly leaning towards the negative side. Generally, an unmarried woman is called a spinster. Not every female is a spinster, but every female who is above the marriageable age and unmarried is definitely a spinster. A spinster mostly is usually someone who is already beyond the usual age for marriage and is considered…
"HELP! I’M THIRTY AND SINGLE" Too much sleep can cause health risks Smoke, alcohol, drugs, sedentary lifestyle, poor diet, few hours of sleep and too much sleep, what do these things have in common? All of them, without exception, cause damage to our health and can lead to an early death, too much sleep. According to a recent survey by the University of Sydney in Australia, people who sleep too much and exercise very little during the day, ie, are…
"Too much sleep can cause health risks" The African Woman “African women” would be a term that refers to the body of female-humans who are citizens of one of the 54 Countries in the African continent. She is usually appraised as being “black and beautiful” and “the seat of endless love and sacrifice”. The traditional African woman is trained to be conservative within the society, she views herself as being inferior to the male specie and is taught to forever remain dependent…
"The African Woman" Female Genital Mutilation And You Before I was 15 I had noticed that my genitals have been mutilated was the expression of a young African lady with several dreams and aspirations. It not uncommon to find several young women with such experience and even worse battling with this and many more types of illnesses as a result of this type of mutilation they had experienced at a young and tender age. Here in Africa, it…
"Female Genital Mutilation And You" Breastfeeding And Your Baby After nine months of pregnancy, every mother is happy to delivery her baby boy or girl and move on with her life. she quickly breast feeds him and then change to the baby food because of the type of work and job and she has to do. In a fast-paced society, it is quicker for her to abandon him to a school nany or some househelps to do the needed and…
"Breastfeeding And Your Baby" Fashion Sense and Culture Of The Modern Woman Dressing has been a very long tradition of man’s history. Long before modernization and civilization erupted in the society, dressing has been an integral part of every culture and tradition, no matter the type and environ. Due to modernization and westernization, several things have crept into the culture and lives of Africans especially our women. Some have taken to the bad way of dressing and that has…
"Fashion Sense and Culture Of The Modern Woman" Women, Technology and The Bigger Space Every day, we are left with little or no choice than to use the technology available to us to get one thing or the other done. The movement from one place to another is aided by the use of technology. The medium by which you are reading this article is also aided by the use of technology. However, it can be sad to note that we can only restrict…
"Women, Technology and The Bigger Space" 3 Quick Facts About Women And Periods Do you know that Women have about 450 periods during their lifetime, which means you have plenty of chances to learn all about it. Even so, your period can still manage to surprise you and not just by showing up but when you least expect it. Let me give you some quick facts about your period Do you know that Women have about 450 periods during their lifetime,…
"3 Quick Facts About Women And Periods"