The Hidden Burden of Domestic Labour What if your "day off" is just another shift? What if the rest you desperately need is being stolen by work you do not even call work? When did scrubbing floors become "self-care" instead of unpaid labour? How many of us declare a work-free weekend? We vow to steer clear of our computers and finally achieve that elusive state of "rest." Yet, we often find ourselves in a whirlwind of domestic labour. We scrub floors until they gleam, attack

What if our most trusted research methods are not just flawed, but actively harmful? What happens when the very tools we use to understand poverty and work systematically erase women's lives and rural realities? Research can either reinforce inequality or dismantle it. In Africa, where patriarchal systems shape every institution, our research methods matter more than most acknowledge. Feminist research does not simply add women to existing frameworks. It fundamentally chall

What happens when our research documents women's empowerment while systematically erasing their oppression? My first consultancy assignment taught me how research can miss everything that matters. I was the only woman and national consultant on a team studying a major road project. The terms of reference required attention to gender and other cross-cutting issues. The team leader assigned all these issues to me. The international experts handled the serious technical work.