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Alan Msosa
Dec 16, 20194 min read
Towards a progressive debate on LGBTQI+ Rights in Malawi
Highlights from a groundbreaking study Context and research strategy It is now nearly a decade since Steven Monjeza and Tiwonge...
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Jessica Mandanda
Apr 29, 20195 min read
Fait Accompli: To Be A Government Intern in Malawi
It’s worth saying that every hearsay and every whisper about the inner workings of our civil service had always seemed fictitious....
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Tiunike Online
Feb 11, 20194 min read
My Name is Joyce Banda. Call Me Unreliable, Sometimes.
The drama, anxieties and entertainment from the presentation of nomination papers and appointments of running mates are now fizzling out....
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Tiunike Online
Jan 28, 20195 min read
Gender Equality – Nuance to Straitjacket Philosophy
It's not uncommon to hear development practitioners preaching gender equality in the context of the missed development opportunities that...
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Habiba Rezwana Osman
Jan 14, 20196 min read
#Metoo, #TimesUp, #HearMeToo and other Campaigns: Are We Getting Anywhere?
This article has been written in the author's personal capacity. I am joining this conversation not just as an African woman but also as...
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Jessica Mandanda
Dec 10, 20185 min read
Let’s Straight-Talk Sex, Malawi
An Austrian youngster walks into her parents’ house at 8 on a Sunday morning. Her dad, in the kitchen, goes, “did you enjoy your party,...
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Ulemu Hannah Kanyongolo
Nov 26, 20185 min read
A Bold Manifestation of Hope: The Women’s Assembly
The room was abuzz and women of all ages, from all walks of Malawian life, flooded in through the doors. A momentous occasion was here at...
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Jessica Mandanda
Oct 15, 20185 min read
The Indirect Protagonists of Patriarchy
“Thus to challenge patriarchy, to dispute the idea that it is men who should be dominant figures in the family and society, is to be seen...
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Tiunike Online
Jun 18, 20185 min read
Keeping Up Appearances - The Tender Side of the Human Male
There is a less sensual side of the gender inequality conversation much of the expertise employed to work on the social problem...
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Tiunike Online
Jun 4, 20185 min read
The Future City Dweller – The Disparities That Remain
The modern city is the quintessential symbol of human progress, a loud indicator of a country’s willingness and readiness to spring to...
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Ulemu Hannah Kanyongolo
May 7, 20185 min read
Women’s Rights and Politics: Getting Young Women Involved
Youth in politics have been marginalized for as long as post-independence self-rule has existed in Malawi. The look of our political...
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Habiba Rezwana Osman
Jan 29, 20185 min read
Malawi in 2017: A Reflection on Gender-based & Other Forms of Violence
Published in the author’s personal capacity. I will consider 2017 as an interesting year for Malawi in terms of addressing gender based...
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Tiunike Online
Oct 9, 20175 min read
What’s in A Gift?
In commemoration of the 2017 Mother's Day in Malawi. Every Mother’s Day, the modern family starts with the now mastered art of treating...
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Tiunike Online
Jul 31, 20175 min read
All I Want is Aspirin, My Bed and a Hot Water Bottle!
In March 2017, Tiunike Online initiated a social media discussion on the merits of instituting (a) menstrual holiday(s) for women. Our...
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Ulemu Hannah Kanyongolo
Jun 5, 20175 min read
Gender and the Law in Practice for Development
Malawi recently took a historic step in the fight against child marriage in amending Section 22 of the Constitution, calming the...
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Tiunike Online
Apr 24, 20175 min read
A Rising Hope
Rising from the blue bench to address fellow parliamentarians on 27 May 2016, the outspoken Juliana Lunguzi asserted herself as a symbol...
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Habiba Rezwana Osman
Apr 17, 20176 min read
Anti-Trafficking Response in Malawi
Published in the author's personal capacity. Pictures depicting a room overcrowded with young Malawian girls in Kuwait showed the...
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Tiunike Online
Mar 6, 20175 min read
How Power and Gender are Rewriting Culture in Malawi
Published in celebration of the 2017 International Women's Day In 2016, Malawi's cultures were brought under international scrutiny for...
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Tiunike Online
Dec 17, 20166 min read
Reflecting 2016, A Remarkable Year of Women.
So much happened in 2016. History was made, and history was changed. We glued our eyes to the screens, to the papers, and our ears to...
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Tiunike Online
Dec 13, 20166 min read
Abortion in the Age of Religionism
The notion that a (young) woman will lasciviously churn out unborn babies through her life, because a law permits it, is absurd. Women,...
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