The Asoebi Economy: Culture, commerce, and the hidden cost to women’s wealth
A top Lagos designer told me recently about the quiet wars Asoebi now ignites in Nigerian families. Who gets the...
- Tuesday, June 23, 2026
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A top Lagos designer told me recently about the quiet wars Asoebi now ignites in Nigerian families. Who gets the...
Some years ago, a woman told me how her friends took her shopping for Asoebi. They said it was “the...
In Dubai recently, a young Kenyan woman told me how her grandmother and mother relied on their version of Esusu...
Why wholeness is the leadership strategy too many women overlook Years ago, I stood waving as my children boarded a...
“Don’t play pretty. Win. Shove him if you have to.” That line wasn’t born in a boardroom. It came to...
Infidelity may capture gossip, but the deeper scandal is this: women are being erased from the wealth story. It doesn’t...
Infidelity isn’t just a scandal. It’s GDP. We whisper about it at weddings, in women’s groups, and even at church:...
Redefining wealth and power for women in Africa and beyond… This past weekend, two very different stories reminded me just...