The Glass Ceiling Show

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On the Glass Ceiling, Sandra Ezekwesili leads a panel of women and men from all works of life to take an unflinching look at the barriers holding women back especially in Nigeria.

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October 30, 2019 The Pressure on Women to Have Children
Over the last two episodes, we had a very powerful conversation about baby factories. At the start of the month, the Lagos State Police Command raided a chain of them. Last week, I brought the conversation to you. I asked you to call in, and share what YOU know about baby factories. You talked to me about WHY they exist. Why are people going to baby factories? Why is there a demand? And most of your answers came down to one point: People feel under IMMENSE pressure to have BIOLOGICAL children.
Thats what we discuss here.
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53min
October 22, 2019 Baby Factories: The Root Causes.
A few weeks ago, the Lagos State Police Command raided a chain of baby factories.
This is just the latest in a LONG list of discovered baby factories all over the country,
since at least 2006.
Baby factories are places where pregnant women are kept, often against their will,
until they give birth. The babies are then sold secretly.
So on this episode, we talk about baby factories and the several crimes, and
several problems, rolled into this huge criminal enterprise.
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53min
October 12, 2019 #SexforGrades: Corruption and Sexual Harassment in Nigerian Universities.
This week, the BBC aired a documentary that turned a spotlight on an area where many young people, especially women, are being victimized every day, here in Nigeria. On this episode, on the Glass Ceiling, we are talking about “Sex For Grades”.
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58min
October 07, 2019 Why is there discrimination against single women in the house rental industry?
On this episode, we talked about a very normal thing we all have done, or we all will do if you are an independent person. Yet, even while doing this very basic thing, women face an extra obstacle:
They were not married.
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57min
September 25, 2019 The Trafficking of Women and Girls
On this episode, we are took on a crime that is destroying lives both within and outside Nigeria. The crime is human trafficking, especially sex trafficking.
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55min
August 28, 2019 The House Chores Debate
Domestic work/Household chores seemed to be the main sticking point that was causing conflict in the homes of the Nigerians living in the diaspora whom we talked about in our last two episodes. These women were working for long hours outside the home – often longer hours than their husbands. But their husbands STILL expected them to handle ALL the domestic work. Cooking. Cleaning. School runs. Childcare. Grocery shopping. Laundry. All the things that keep a home running. We talk about House work and Gender Roles on this episode.
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54min
August 26, 2019 Why Are Nigerian Nurses Getting Killed By Their Nigerian Husbands In America? Part 2
We are continuing the conversation we had in part 1, but taking it in a slightly different direction. On this episode, we want to explore the mental health and psychological side of this phenomenon.
Some American researchers conducted a study into the Domestic & Intimate Partner Violence Among Nigerian Nurses In The United States.
And we have one of the doctors who conducted the research on our podcast today.
He is the Medical Director of Errera Community Care Center at Virginia-Connecticut Healthcare System.
He is also Project Lead on The HAPPINESS Project which aims to increase access to evidence-based treatments for mental, neurological and substance use disorders in Nigeria. And we will be talking to him about that work as well. His name is Dr Theddeus Iheanacho.
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51min
August 08, 2019 Why Are Nigerian Nurses Getting Killed By Their Nigerian Husbands In America?
Irene Chidinma Nwoye wrote an article for Al-Jazeera called: “The hotline trying to stop men murdering their wives”. The article put a spotlight on a BIG problem in the Nigerian community in America: Lots of women, ESPECIALLY nurses, are suffering domestic violence at the hands of their husbands, and some of them are getting murdered. It’s a story we have been hearing about in bits and pieces over the years. It’s been murmured here and there. But this article really painted the big picture, and it talked about the efforts of the National Association of Nigerian Nurses in North America (NANNNA) to fight the problem.
But a couple of weeks ago, the article started trending again, on Nigerian social media. People started talking about the hotline, and about the SOCIAL forces behind the t trend. Some people were condemning all the murders of nurses. But others were also attacking the nurses, and taking the side of the HUSBANDS.
So on this episode, we talk about why this is happening. We talk about the cultural issues that are leading to all this domestic violence and murder, and the JUSTIFICATION of it by so many people.
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54min
August 03, 2019 What does Feminism Mean to You(part 2)?
Sandra spoke with St. Petersbell Jigo about the entire spectrum of gender issues in Nigeria. St. Petersbell is an oil and gas executive, a life coach, a philanthropist, and a revivalist.
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52min
July 21, 2019 Destigmatizing Mental Health In Nigeria
On this episode, I talked about mental health with Hauwa Ojeifo, founder and CEO of She Writes Women, a movement that provides mental health services to women. Mental health challenges impact both men and women, so while we talked about challenges common with or unique to women, we also kept the conersation relevant for both genders. Because it is.

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55min

FAQs about The Glass Ceiling Show:

How many episodes does The Glass Ceiling Show have?

The podcast currently has 124 episodes available.