Duchess Magazine

In July the BBC wrote about a Malawian man paid to have sex with young girls from his village, as part of …

I am from the society that does value education for girls. I didn’t go to school myself until I was 12 years …

As did many African Americans, my paternal grandparents left the Jim Crow South to make a better life for themselves. From Louisiana, …

In case you have five proposals for  relationships like Sade, or you are like me who had four ladies on my list …

DOES EVERY MAN OR WOMAN HAVE HIS OR HER PRE-ORDAINED AND PREDESTINED SOULMATE Is there a pre-ordained man for every woman and …

Poor, yet over-delayed salary Unpaid allowances, forgotten arrears No incentives, hard labour Used, abused, misused, disposed Haggard, hungry, gored and bored Bugged, …

If there were one major secret that I would love every mother in the planet to know and work on this year …

Despite being recognised as the third gender, the marginalised hijiras of Pakistan suffer violence and abuse. Now one brave woman is demanding …

Women have been putting up with the hormonal side-effects of contraceptives like the pill for decades. It’s time for men to do …

Leyla Hussein interviews her home country’s first female presidential candidate Fadumo Dayib, and is re-inspired to keep fighting for women’s empowerment oftly …

“You should never have a fear of doing what you really aspire to do or what you’re passionate about. You can prioritize …

Film making, like many other fields, is dominated by men. It’s not that women have no interest in film making or film …

Funke is a solicitor leading the UK & Ireland legal team of the world’s largest biotech company. She has received multiple awards …

— Free event offers a dynamic opportunity for women in business from various sectors to get educated, to share information, and to …

Grace was inconsolable. Her boyfriend of two years just cheated on her with his co-worker. It was like a dagger was driven …

Sister Stella Oluyemisi Adeogun was recently inducted  the President of Lagos Anglican Diocesan Guild of Stewards, (LADGOS). This makes her the first …

Although she is an Octogenarian, Chief (Mrs) Opral Benson (OON) is still bubbling with life. Popularly known as Iya Oge of Lagos, …

Where there is money there is power. And while the “mega-donors” of the political world—who wield hefty influence in political outcomes—have traditionally …

While the world is watching Rio, there’s a much scarier reality in the country at large. In Brazil, 500,000 people are raped …

“I can’t believe that I’m saying that a candidate for president of the United States has bragged about sexually assaulting women.”  Michelle …

We all know that time waits for no man – except in the office, it transpires. New research from the World Economic …

You don’t sit around waiting for men to handle anything else in your life, so why are you waiting for one to …