Feministing As a Christian
A clip of a presenter on a Ugandan TV station has been making the rounds on social media, and a lot of people with sense all agreed that the content was outrageous at the...
Author: Pearl
Share Your Dreams
Too lazy to Google when the ‘shoot your shot’ phrase came into play, but it’s been around for a minute now. The idea is basically that you go for whatever you want because *insert...
#EnoughIsEnough – Stop Raping Women
It’s over 72 hours since Ugandan women on Twitter spoke out about their rape stories or anonymously shared rape stories of Ugandan women, and the conversation is still ongoing. Unfortunately, this is not the...
Keeping At It
Isn’t it annoying/frustrating/depressing that you need (a lot of) experience in order to get the opportunity that you want? The logic is that, the more opportunities under your belt, the better your chances of...
Orientation Period: Yay or Nay?
It is a few hours to the extended deadline for the 40 Days Over 40 Smiles Foundation (4040) Internship Program open applications. Given the fact that I am directly involved in the evaluation and...
Why Great Employees Quit ‘Good’ Jobs
How many times have you told yourself that you will start as soon as you get ‘x’? If you are this kind of person, unfortunately ‘x’ is any number of things because you will...
Are Traditional Hiring Systems Failing Employers?
1 in 10 people that I know are currently working in a field that relates to their degree. Of those 10, only 3 have ever held a job position that is related to their...
#UgBlogWeek Day 4: Death of Gender Roles and Stereotypes
The year is 2018, and phrases like ‘a woman’s place is in the kitchen’, ‘act like a man’ and ‘that is unladylike’ are still being used; not surprised but disappointed. Gender roles are defined...
#UgBlogWeek Day 3: Honest Relationships
You know how a bride to be can turn into a monster, a bridezilla? Well I become a monster around my birthday. My birthday is coming up in a few days, and over the...
#UgBlogWeek Day 2: A Leadership Mentality
I won’t even lie, I am already stressed out by this #UgBlogWeek. Not only because it involves writing for 7 consecutive days, but also because the topics I have chosen to write about under...
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