Winnifred Okoro

Sade has a routine. Every morning, she takes a cursory glance at the mirror. A glance, just long enough to ascertain that her hair is neatly packed, her dress is not creased, and…
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It's 2a.m, I am supposed to be studying but somehow, I have managed to scroll through more tweets than I have flipped through pages of my book. That self-righteous voice on my…
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At age 5, death scared me. I was scared of roosters, I was scared of my mother's "Iron hands", I was scared of uncles. Who am I kidding, I was scared of males in general. Still,…
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"It's okay for you to be angry because you are a woman and the world has given you a lot to be angry about. Inequality, violence, degradation, dehumanisation, misogyny" - Clementine…
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I love mirrors. I love the mirror's ability to reflect without bias. Loving a mirror is good, seeing a reflection is even better and loving the reflection from the mirror is the…
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At the start of the year 2019, I was excited. I was excited because I had set goals. I felt empowered. I was ready to dominate and conquer the world, 2019 indeed felt like "my…
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I was born unfortunate. I was born female. As a young child, I had become acquiesced with my roles - my place was in the kitchen. I was expected to look pretty, I could be clever…
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