Frilly, Pink & Pretty! These are markers for girls. Even when we become women, the description remains the same. We are qualified, by the way we look, not by the quality of our spirit, work or character. Society constantly uses the external to qualify and in many cases sets unrealistic expectations of what we should look like or aspire to…
This has to be one of my favorite webisodes of the Inspire Series. My guests, Sheila Ojei, Seun Awogbade and Lydia Sobogun weren’t only upfront about how judgmental they have been in the past but, I believe, we took a big step towards understanding the reasons behind ‘judgmental women’. As external as the activity of judgement and criticism is, my…
As Jason Njoku, the founder and CEO of iROKO Partners, once said,….’Never ever ever ever ever ever ever ever give up. On yourself’. Despite many failed attempts, the media mogul never gave up and today is the founder of the largest digital distributor of Nigerian movies and African music. One thing we’ve been learning from all the inspirational posts on inspiredbyglory.com…
You become what you do. I’m always intrigued by women who are able to stand out from the crowd not because of any sense of physical (or financial) predisposition but by the sheer sense of awareness of self and strength of purpose. Women who daily make a decision to be better and in so doing create opportunities for other women to…
Stuck in a dead end job with no challenge or motivation? Do you send your work hours day dreaming about your dream career? Finding it hard to get the jolt you need to find your dream job? Well we found this post on huffington post woman and we couldnt wait to share it. These 9 amazing women are living their…
We love when women create opportunities to celebrate other women!!!! The She Leads Africa Team has done a fantastic job of putting together an entrepreneurship platform where women can gain access to mentorship and finance. Below are the details of the top 10 finalists and event information. She Leads Africa is proud to announce its top 10 finalists for the 2014 Entrepreneur Showcase. Selected…
By Project Eve Our Appearance Should Appeal to Ourselves Many women make body and beauty choices because of the way men will perceive them, or the way their friends or competitors will regard and treat them. Often, especially in the workplace, women are either pressured to look a certain way to keep their job and impress their coworkers, or they feel squelched…
By Wana Udobang A friend once shared with me his two most cherished life philosophies which he also shared with his daughter when she was very young. The first; no one has the right to treat you less than you are. The second; unrequited love is bullshit. Well where was he when I was a little girl? It is almost impossible…
We brought you part 1 of 30 things every girl should know by 30 yesterday. If you missed it you can find it here . The list is written by Wendelyn Okemini and we love her humorous but enlightening take on life. Please read, share but most importantly,imbibe! 14. Make, cultivate and keep AT LEAST one good girl friend at all ages in…
‘See as you dey do like woman’! ‘Woman driver’! ‘Why you dey cry like woman’……Somehow society has managed to insinuate that being a ‘girl’ is insulting. We reconstructed the twerm girl to mean fluffy, weak and ditzy. But girls aren’t born that way. As children we see the world as open, beautiful and filled with possibilities. We run, play, jump….we…
