In honour of uniquely feminine defiance!

It is that time of the year. [View this email in your browser]( [Logo] In her honour Dear Reader, International Women’s Day brought with it the usual rollout of brand campaigns and despite thankless enlightenment from women over the years, this year is just as full of misses from brands as the years past. Our non-binary blog writer has a theory that may not be farfetched about why this is still the case. [#IWD2021: Not even International Women’s Day gives women reprieve from exploitation]( For the first installment of our International Women’s Month special series: #Herstory, 57-year-old Zainab Hashim shares a gutting story of clawing her way through an arranged marriage at 14 to being a remarried woman chasing a dream in self-imposed exile. You will enjoy it! [( There was a powerful moment last year during the #EndSARS protests when men and women from all walks of life stood side by side demanding to be treated with dignity by the Nigerian state. That unity of purpose fell apart however when LGBT+ men and women took up space in this unity - they were largely denied and told that the recognition of our shared humanity has a limit that begins where they start. Our counterculture blog writer writes about a parallel in Myanmar that could teach us something we missed from that historic moment. [What the #ENDSARS movement can learn from protests in Myanmar an]( Check out the YNaija special documentary on the Beggars of Lagos [on YouTube](. There is so much to learn, you can read the accompanying piece below. [Behind the curtains | A day in the lives of street beggar]( Abuja-based singer @[brum3h]( has returned with ‘Criminal,’ a single off his forthcoming second EP ‘Typewriter Vol 1.’ [Brum3h on forthcoming second EP 'Typewriter Vol 1,' and finding therapy]( Cheers to a new week, Ado Aminu [Facebook icon]( [Instagram icon]( [Twitter icon]( Copyright (C) 2021 YNaija. All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in at our website or attended one of our events. YNaija SurulereLagos 101283 Nigeria [Add us to your address book]( [Update Preferences]( | [Unsubscribe]( [Mailchimp Email Marketing](