International Graduate Scholarship and Mentorship Opportunities for Students
By Zamie Ayo 1. Organizer: Women@Dior & Unesco Education Mentionship Program 2026 Deadline: December 31, 2025 Applications are open for the Women@Dior & UNESCO Education and Mentorship Program 2026. Women@Dior & UNESCO is a unique international mentoring and education Program dedicated to young women, built on Maison Dior’s unique expertise of transmission and its community […]
Dear Santa, We Need to Talk
By Antoine Pepper Let’s start with the obvious. Santa Claus is impressive. He travels the world in one night, remembers every child, delivers gifts flawlessly, and somehow never forgets a detail. A logistical genius. An icon. A legend. But here’s the thing no one says out loud at Christmas dinner: Santa has help. A lot […]
Gisèle Pelicot
Courage in the Face of the Unthinkable By Oluchi Obiahu In a year that has forced many uncomfortable global conversations about violence, consent, and justice, the name Gisèle Pelicot has come to represent something far greater than a court case. It has become a symbol of courage, truth, and the quiet strength it takes for […]
That duality is the heart of the journey.
Traveling home for Christmas forces you to hold two truths at once: who you were and who you are now. Sometimes that meeting is joyful. Sometimes it’s uncomfortable. Sometimes it’s both in the same afternoon. You notice how much you’ve grown and how certain patterns remain stubbornly unchanged. And yet, you still came. Across cultures […]
Bro Code Is Dead, What’s Next?
By Daniel Agusi For a long time, men lived by an unspoken rulebook. You didn’t need to read it. You just absorbed it. Don’t expose your guy. Don’t question his choices in public. Handle it privately. Ride or die. Don’t approach his ex. That was the bro code. It was passed down in locker rooms, […]
Dr. Beatrice Ige on Aesthetic Power
Why Beauty Is Medicine, Not Performance By Francisca Sinjae For years, Dr. Beatrice Ige lived at the intersection of science and self-expression. Trained as a medical doctor Dr. Bea was drawn not only to anatomy and clinical precision, but to the quieter questions of confidence, identity, and how women experience themselves in the world. While […]
MAY IKEORA-AMAMGBO
On What 2025 Taught Us and Why the First Daughter Agenda Matters Now By Daniel Agusi Before a magazine can announce where it is going, it must first reckon with where it has been. This conversation with Raising Women’s Editor-in-Chief, Dr May Ikeora-Amamgbo, sits deliberately at that crossroads. It is both a reflective pause at […]
DID YOU KNOW?
Christmas Was Once Banned By Ifeanyi’s Daughter I know. Take a second. The holiday of fairy lights, Mariah Carey, matching pajamas, and “just one more gift” was once considered so problematic that governments said, Absolutely not. Christmas. Banned. Before it became the season of joy (and overspending), Christmas was controversial, political, and believe it or […]
ISSUE 033
As we arrive at the final pages of 2025, this
Christmas edition feels both tender and collective. It
is a pause between what has been and what is
quietly becoming. A season of warmth, reflection,
and honest stock taking, wrapped in the familiar
comfort of family, memory, and hope.
This issue is about finishing well. Not with noise or
perfection, but with intention. Across these pages,
we explore purpose, resilience, womanhood,
healing, and the quiet power of choosing peace in a
world that constantly demands performance.
Being the cover star of this final issue is not about
visibility, but responsibility. It is about holding space
for reflection and renewal, and reminding ourselves
that growth often arrives softly. In wisdom earned,
boundaries honoured, and rest finally embraced.
As the year closes, I hope this edition meets you
gently. Whether you are celebrating milestones,
sitting with loss, or rebuilding in silence, remember
this, finishing strong is not about how the year
looked, but how you choose to step forward.
Here is to light, intention, and the courage to begin
again. Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and a
great New Year
The Power Of Completion And Why Finishing Feels Better Than Starting
By Ikupolusi Ariyike There’s a special kind of magic that comes alive when a woman finishes something she started. It’s the quiet pride after sending that final email, the deep exhale when you tick a lin-gering task off your to-do list, the inner glow after wrapping up a goal you once doubted. Finishing isn’t just […]