With the 2027 elections coming up, the question of gender equality is intensifying by the day. This is exemplified with the looming conversation of the scrapping of the woman representative seat.[2] Article 27(8) of the Constitution mandates t...

 The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (2002), under Article 7(3) provides that the definition of gender in the Rome Statute shall be taken to mean; the two sexes, male and female, within the context of the society.[2] This...

For decades, the feminist movement has been a cornerstone in the fight for women’s rights, gender equality, and the dismantling of patriarchal systems.[1]Feminism has challenged the notion that sex and gender should dictate one’s position in s...

In African societies, the relationship between masculinity and feminism has long been contentious, especially due to the strict and definitive cultural gender roles.[1]  A feminist is seen as a secularist woman who has an uttermost deep-s...

Various scholars agree that there is no one way of determining an individual’s gender.[1] Leneck thinks that gender is a grammatical term referring to whether a word is masculine, feminine or neuter, and has nothing to do with whether an organ...

While the concept of sexualities in Africa remains a debated concept, one thing is certain. The perspectives of sexualities have evolved over the years. Professor Charles Ngwena depicts most African cultures as heteronormative and unforgiving ...

The Avid Readers’ Forum (ARF) conducted a session on 12 February 2025 to discuss the duty of lawyers to criticize judges based on an article written by Prof Lonnie T Brown. The session featured two panelists, Mr Ochiel Dudley and Mr Ian Mathen...

For decades, the feminist movement has been a cornerstone in the fight for women’s rights, gender equality, and the dismantling of patriarchal systems.[1]Feminism has challenged the notion that sex and gender should dictate one’s position in s...

I was honoured to inaugurate this year’s Avid Readers’ Forum conversations as the Lead Reader, on a theme dear to my African Feminisms scholarship. Before diving into my reflections on the conversation, it is instructive to appreciate that Afr...

On Wednesday, 22 January 2025, the Avid Readers Forum organised a physical event to discuss Professor Ali Mazrui's groundbreaking lecture titled ‘The Black Woman and the Problem of Gender: An African Perspective’. Ruth Jebet, a final-year law ...