Global Sisterhood, Friendship in a Crowded World
By Ikupolusi Ariyike Honouring Connection on World Population Day In a world that now holds over 8 billion people, it’s easy to feel like just another face in the crowd. But behind the staggering statistics of World Population Day lies a powerful truth: we are all connected and often, it’s through friendship. While World Population […]
Style On A Shoestring Looking Rich Without The Riches
By Chloe Beaufoy Let’s not pretend. Fashion is fun until you check the price tag and your soul exits your body. Those boots you loved? $620. That dress you bookmarked two months ago? Still sitting in your cart, daring you to make a reckless decision. And yet, every week someone shows up online looking like […]
Wife at Home, Boss at Work?
The Debate on Shrinking and Showing Up By May Ikeora-Amamgbo When renowned beauty entrepreneur Tara Fela-Durotoye the pioneering force behind House of Tara recently resurfaced in a viral video clip, saying that though she is the CEO and Founder of House of Tara, at home she is simply “Fela Durotoye’s wife,” the internet lit up […]
Labubu Fever
Why Everyone is Obsessed with This Creepy Little Cutie By Chris Wede I used to think I was immune to the weird toy trend. I survived fidget spinners. I dodged Squishmallows. I even looked Beanie Babies in the eye and said, “Not today.” But then… Labubu happened. If you haven’t seen Labubu yet, allow me […]
Jo Malone
The Woman Who Bottled Emotion and Branded the World’s Noses By Chloe Beaufoy If ever there were proof that scent is more than fragrance, it is Jo Malone. She is not just the name behind a perfume empire. She is the woman who turned her own life story into a globally recognizable brand, bottled with […]
Bukky GEORGE-TAYLOR
The Visibility Architect: Building Personal Brands, Power Moves, and Visibility that Pays By Nkem Offonabo & May Ikeora-Amamgbo She is the business, the blueprint, and the bold face of African visibility. Bukky George Taylor is not simply in the business of PR, she is the brand. Sharp minded, sharply dressed, and globally attuned, she is […]
PEN SISTERS UNITE: FRIENDSHIP AS REBELLION IN WOMEN’S LITERARY NETWORKS
By Lena Raine In the quiet corners of history, secret alliances of women writers have thrived, a whisper network of pen pals, typists, bloggers and zinesters swapping ideas and encouragement under the radar. Across continents and centuries, female authors have found solace and strength in friendship, turning correspondence into rebellion. From covert Soviet samizdat rings […]
ISSUE 022
Welcome to July’s issue of Raising Women Magazine, where scent meets strategy and soft power leads the charge. This month, Bukky George Taylor graces our cover, reminding us that personal branding is not performance, it is purpose and
reinvention is a power suit. Then we stroll into the fragrant world of Jo Malone, who proves that success can be bottled, shaken, stirred, and poured into vodka too.