Gendered Behaviour Towards Parents in Schools   Gender Equality and Institutions Certain institutions which should be hallmarks of civilization and development foster inequality by sending gendered messages to the general public. Take schools for example. When relating with parents, they bring gender roles to the fore. They assume that fathers are only responsible for bills while mothers are invested in care. Hence, they will prefer to only inform fathers when the school fees are due and constantly barrage mothers with day-to-day activities like when the child is ill when there is a PTA meeting if there are assignments, and so on. In some parts of the world, I have heard that schools ask you to pick who should be called in case of emergency. But even when parents choose fathers, the schools will call mothers by default. This shows that these institutions herald inequality when they shouldn’t.  Why does this happen? Culture plays a huge role here, especially in Africa. Deep down, many p

 One of the most important things in life is having a track record. A track record is a list of milestones or things you’ve accomplished along your life’s journey. Keeping track of these accomplishments helps you stay motivated and focused as you go on. A milestone could be a course you completed, a financial goal you met, a school you got into, or even a friendship you’ve kept all these years. Track records are useful for every area of your life including your advocacy.  Unarguably, the aim of advocacy is to make a difference and change lives, one person at a time. But there are times when it seems like you’re not doing that enough especially because it seems that you are not seeing changes You are hosting events and turnout is low. You have reached out to partners and no word at all from them. This can be disheartening and even make you feel like you should stop advocacy.  These are normal facts of any venture – including advocacy. But why does this seem like a unique occurrence here

  Celebrating my Fourth Anniversary: The Importance of Consistency Today is my blog anniversary. As is my custom on anniversaries like this, I reflect on what I have been up to these past years and how far I have come. Now, I will love to share an incredible lesson I have learned from my blogging experience. It is something so simple yet so powerful and valuable and has given me some extraordinary results. What am I talking about?  The power of consistency.  What is Consistency? Consistency is simply staying in what you’ve chosen to do or what you’ve been doing regardless of how you feel. In consistency, you show up whether it is convenient for you or not. It is not easy and requires commitment. By commitment, I mean that your desire to do those things you deem necessary must be strong and you must back that up with discipline.  Why is Consistency Important? Consistency is important because it helps you build things. You can’t sustain anything meaningful withou

In our society today, there are complaints and misconceptions about how advocacy has become solely for the Girl Child and Women alike. While I don’t blame women like me who usually tend to advocate based on lived experiences, I must admit that it is a breath of fresh air to see female boychild advocates. It makes me feel like we have a shot at gender quality because both genders make up the world. And both genders need to learn from each other to be well grounded and truly human. So, while I may not actively be involved in boychild advocacy, I am an ally. That is why I love highlighting the achievements of these heroes who have taken it upon themselves to help the male gender become more amazing. Today my searchlight is on an exceptional woman whose specialty is advocating for the boy child and being a great influence in their grooming and growth. I am talking about the founder of BoyKing International, a Legal Practitioner, and a boy child Advocate, Olufunke Oyinlola. It is going to b

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) can be one of the best experiences for any fresh graduate. In recent years many have argued that the scheme's significance has been defeated, and thus, the program should be discarded. Some also believe that the scheme is useless, and the experience gathered during the NYSC serving year is irrelevant. There is this subtle downplay of one’s experience during NYSC; when some people are asked if they have any work experience or volunteer experience — they say no because they didn't see their experience during NYSC as something presentable and can be used as work experience when applying for opportunities. It would be great to find out how we can maximize this program and make the most of it when applying for opportunities. National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) is a one-year post-tertiary education period of volunteer service to the nation. It involves a three-month camp in the state of deployment, employment in a Place of Primary Assignment (P