Are You A Feminist?

Overcoming Your Story Podcast

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In this episode Miriam explores the idea of being a feminist in the African context.

The inspiration for the episode came from listening to rooms about feminism on Clubhouse

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• We should not deny their pain when women come forward and share about what they went through.

• "These are our traditions", "we've always done it this way should not be an excuse to continue oppressing women. Accepting there is a problem is a first step

• Women and girls are socialized differently from men and boys giving each group a different experience, it takes coming together and making an effort to understand to be able to break the break the stronghold of patriarchy

• Women being uplifted and treated with equity in society means the whole society is better off, even the men are better off with empowered women.

BEST MOMENTS

“Women in my family were married off like that we know without any education”

“A woman who is educated, we sustain more people in her family event, we have to change things, and we have to work together."

“When a person is silent for so long, when they start talking, they will not talk in a very smooth and constructed way, they will come across, angry, frustrated, and different things”

VALUABLE RESOURCES

Book: Unbowed by Wangari Maathai

ABOUT THE HOST

Miriam is a Trauma Informed Coach, an African, a mom of three daughters, a blogger and writer. After graduating from the London School of Economics, she built her international career in the fields of banking and international development, working for organisations such as the World Economic Forum, Lombard Odier Private Bank, JP Morgan, the Mastercard Foundation and the United Nations. She now uses her passion for psychology and dedicates her time to coaching others to free themselves from the burden of childhood trauma. Her wish to help other women connect to their inner wisdom, love themselves and follow their passion. In her effort to destigmatize mental health and normalize mental health conversations in black communities, she wrote her memoir about surviving childhood and finding her worth.

CONTACT METHOD

Instagram: @_miriamnjoku/

Facebook Group : Overcoming Your Story

Linkedin

CLUBHOUSE: @miriamnjoku