Dear sister, religion, culture and feminism can go hand in hand

Women march in Eldoret in Kenya's Rift Valley to mark International Women’s Day. PHOTO | JARED NYATAYA | NMG

Happy women’s month. I hope you were able to celebrate March 8 in a manner that suited you best. I was invited to an event that was fantastic, because it focused on action after we had done the important work of sharing. And that is why I refuse to be called an activist: the word has been polluted and watered down, associated with people who jump on a hot trend and become talking heads. I am a feminist; this work is part of my life.

I was fortunate during tea time to find myself in the company of a woman who is on her feminist journey, at the intersection of faith, culture and self that we must all grapple with.