Glam Africa: The Revolutionary Edition (2019)
2019 has been a special year for so many reasons, and Glam Africa is bringing the year - and the decade - to a close with our most ambitious edition ever: The Revolutionary Edition. In this edition, the reality TV phenomenon is front-and-centre, with Love Island star Ovie Soko joining us for his first ever cover shoot, as well as a fashion cover featuring Big Brother Naija and Dancing on Ice stars, power couple Mike and Perri Edwards. To pull off this one-of-a-kind issue, we said sayonara to our in-house editorial team (temporarily) and enlisted a diverse group of talented, young content creators for our first ever ‘digital takeover’, which sees online personalities including bloggers, presenters and YouTubers adapting their digital expertise for print media. Very few publications can boast such a diverse range of content, and whatever it is you're looking for, GA has got you covered. We might as well have called this ‘The Egalitarian Issue’, because there really is something for everyone.
2019 has been a special year for so many reasons, and Glam Africa is bringing the year - and the decade - to a close with our most ambitious edition ever: The Revolutionary Edition. In this edition, the reality TV phenomenon is front-and-centre, with Love Island star Ovie Soko joining us for his first ever cover shoot, as well as a fashion cover featuring Big Brother Naija and Dancing on Ice stars, power couple Mike and Perri Edwards. To pull off this one-of-a-kind issue, we said sayonara to our in-house editorial team (temporarily) and enlisted a diverse group of talented, young content creators for our first ever ‘digital takeover’, which sees online personalities including bloggers, presenters and YouTubers adapting their digital expertise for print media. Very few publications can boast such a diverse range of content, and whatever it is you're looking for, GA has got you covered. We might as well have called this ‘The Egalitarian Issue’, because there really is something for everyone.
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FEATURE STORY
THE RISE OF THE
‘BOSS BABE’:
PHENOMENAL WOMEN
successfully navigating a man’s world!
BY ASHEDZI AYUBA-KUWU
Nicki Minaj famously said in an interview
in 2012, “when I am assertive, I am [called]
a b*tch, when a man is assertive he is
[called] a boss’’ - it is no secret that we are
operating in a man’s world. Time and time
again women who dare to be ambitious
are classified as ‘pushy’, ‘bossy’ and ‘divas’,
in comparison to their male counterparts,
who are ‘great leaders’.
Over the past few years, the term ‘BOSS
BABE’ or ‘GIRL BOSS’ has become a hugely
controversial topic on social media, a
term used to denote a female that is
unapologetically ambitious, knows exactly
what she wants from life and takes the
necessary actions to acquire success.
This is not a feminism piece, but a
celebration of trailblazing millennial
queens, who have managed to successfully
navigate a man’s world, drive change,
shape culture and define success on their
own terms. I have highlighted five (out of
many) successful 'boss babes’ from across
the African diaspora who are not only
changing the narrative in their respective
fields, but are also using their social and
economic influence to drive positive
impact in their communities.
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