Golda Olanrewaju

Recently, I read 2 articles by 2 top execs in the U.S. saying it is impossible for women to have it all citing examples of women leaving the workforce in pursuit of a family. Growing up in Nigeria it seemed our mothers could do it easily and at the end I had a new found appreciation for our mothers...

In Nigeria, between 1990 and 2010, there was significant increase in the poverty level, the percentage of people living at an income of less than $1 a day sharply increased from 61.9% in 1999 to 68.0% in 2010. The total population below national poverty line rose from 34.1% in 1990 to 54.7% in 2004...

Globally, 603 million women live in countries where domestic violence is not yet considered a crime. Up to 70% of women report having experienced physical and/or sexual violence at some point. Over 60 million girls worldwide are child brides married before 18...