…had our very first set of non-anonymous What She Said stories and will try to explore more of this next year. Read a few of them: https://www.zikoko.com/her/what-she-said-i-make-music-for-bad-bitches/ https://www.zikoko.com/her/what-she-said-my-family-tried-to-forcibly-marry-me-off-at-17/ Check back…
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…to wrap up your 2021, here are ten of the most-read What She Said stories of 2021. Enjoy! 1 What She Said: My Mother’s Tragedy Taught Me To Live My…
…best life. As we look forward to a new year, here are ten What She Said stories you have to read. 1) What She Said: An Ovarian Drilling Made Life…
This week’s What She Said is Modupe Ehirim, a 62-year-old Nigerian woman. She talks about growing up in a close-knit family, choosing to marry rather than continue with her education…
…everything to myself, I told him it was because he said to keep our marriage private. Then he said he was not an outsider. He said I shouldn’t leave by…
…share their experiences on everything from sex to politics right here. This is Zikoko’s What She Said. The subject of this week’s What She Said is Marytonette ‘Biwom’ Okudare, a 26-year-old singer…
…be extra careful because I was scared of miscarrying or having a stillbirth. The doctor said I was okay to work way into my third trimester. I said I didn’t…
…didn’t have the money. He said, “It won’t be possible right now.” He gave a few reasons which seemed reasonable to him. He said we can’t just uproot the children’s…
…curse him, that I prayed he’d be arrested and disgraced. Was this what he used to justify the violence? Mother: Yes. He said everything that I said about him came to…
…will share their takes on everything from sex to politics right here. Today’s What She Said is not anonymous. Last week, a 22-year-old Ghanaian, Dzifa @MakyDebbie_ shared an experience from…
This year, we documented a wide range of experiences from women of all backgrounds. In today’s What She Said, we highlight some of these stories. From the divorcee dating again…
This week’s What She Said is a 26-year-old woman. She talks about losing her mum, feeling alienated by her sisters because they just didn’t understand her, and how being the…