ConversationWithSelf

The latest of these new “Gen Z” acts of resistance is so-called “quiet quitting”: the newly coined term for when workers only do the job that they’re being paid to do, without taking on any extra duties, or participating in extracurriculars at work.

Gaining popularity in response to pandemic-induced burnout, quiet quitting is definitely having a moment; especially among young people who, in many ways, have suffered through the worst of these surreal times.

And this is all great, except “quiet quitting” isn’t a thing … at least it shouldn’t be. The notion of quiet quitting suggests a norm where people have to perform extra, often undesirable tasks outside of their job description, and where not doing that additional work is considered a form of “quitting” your job.

Forcing employees to do this extra, unpaid work is wrong, but the debate around “quiet quitting” also raises important questions about who is actually doing much of this unpaid labor. Women, for example, are disproportionately asked and expected to take on work that no one else wants to do, like planning the office party, attending to that time-consuming client, keeping track of employee birthdays and so on.

What do you think about it?

We all know that conversation that happens when cousins or sisters get married, the one where they go off and tell the bride how she should behave while married and how marriage life is different. I’ve always wondered what that conversation is about, and also what that conversation looks like now in the new age.

While there has been an abundance of tributes to the Queen, some critical remembrances have also been shared.

Of the 56 member countries making up the Commonwealth, 20 are in Africa. Among them is South Africa, where then 21-year-old Princess Elizabeth, heir to the throne, delivered a radio address from Cape Town during a trip with her family. She pledged to devote her "whole life" to serving her subjects, both in the United Kingdom and in the Commonwealth countries.

Seen in the long statement issued by the Economic Freedom Fighters party. "We do not mourn the death of [Queen] Elizabeth because to us her death is a reminder of a very tragic period in this country and Africa’s history. [...] During her 70-year reign as Queen, she never once acknowledged the atrocities that her family inflicted on native people that Britain invaded across the world," said the radical party, which follows a pan-Africanist ideology and was founded in 2013 by former members of the ruling African National Congress.

What does this death mean for the history that the queen has had with African member states?

In this episode we explore what it means to be African? There’s something astounding to be said about the African community. They way we can connect with people from thousands of miles away from our homeland, the way we share similar foods, and an appreciation of each individual culture from different homelands. There’s many things to be said about our ability to connect and that makes us one of a kind. 

Moving into the future, into the “African Renaissance”, where we connect not just amongst ourselves but with the rest of the world, it’s important to remember what it means to be African. 

1. Update your resume and bolster your skills
2. Reduce your expenses and save your money 
3. Bulk up your emergency fund
4. Pay down your debt
5. Make wise long term  investments 

Reach out to Tiri for more financial advice! 

Why are our visas so expensive? Why don’t African leaders make travel within Africa more accessible to us? Where is the Pan-African passport?

Why don’t we see more advertising for women in sports when 40% of all sportspersons are women? Why don’t we see more women athletes praised as men when they win similarly in medals and accolades? 

Don’t forget to watch our girls playing in the UEFA, the African Cup of Nations, and our lovely tennis ladies. 

In this episode we discuss the landmark overturn of Roe V Wade and how restrictive reproductive rights across the world affect women and men adversely. 

Join us in this episode with Dr. Shingai Mutambirwa to discuss men’s fertility and virility and the things surrounding it. 

In this episode we discuss the ins and outs of fertility and virility in African women. A conversation that we truly need to have. 

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