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Ciku Kimeria is a Kenyan author "Of goats and poisoned oranges" - (https://www.amazon.com/goats-poisoned-oranges-Ciku-Kimeria-ebook/dp/B00HBBWPI6), development consultant, adventurer and travel blogger (www.thekenyanexplorer.com). She writes both fiction and non-fiction focusing on African stories that need telling. She has worked on diverse pieces for various international and local publications including Quartz, Ozy, The East African etc. She has travelled to 45 countries – 16 of them in Africa. 153 countries to go and 63 territories!
"Of goats and poisoned oranges" has been extremely well received in Kenya and beyond. It tells the story of a Kenyan middle aged power couple and their complicated marriage. The novel explores issues of greed, revenge, betrayal and murder. It runs from the 1960s to 2013. It has been described as “Wicked, funny, poignant, wacky, human, a big ball of fun and danger”, “A unique and captivating book”, “Fun and intriguing”, “Impossible to put down once you start reading.”
She recently moved to Dakar, Senegal from Kenya to work on her second novel. She also works at as the Africa Communication Manager at a leading global strategy consulting firm.
She holds a B.S. in Management Science from MIT with minors in Urban Planning and International development studies.
Black Girls Talking About Women And Work
In this engaging episode of Black Girls Talking, they discuss the changing attitudes towards women working, financial independence, etc. Speaking about the immigrant experience also adds a new layer of depth to the discussion.
Having also recently moved from formal employment to freelancing, I can really relate to what they say on the podcast on a job giving one security, but the need for us to allow ourselves to ask more of our work in addition to that. A paycheck is great, but doesn't mean that this is all that gives people job satisfaction. There is the need to feel that what we are working on is meaningful or in some way impactful. It makes me think of a recent New York Times article that says that America's professional elite are wealthy, successful, but mostly miserable about their work.
Fatima is joined by Elelta and Nemat of the podcast Kaleidoscope Sounds to talk about working, not working, money management, mentoring, running away to a commune and more.
They also talk about how women typically won't apply for a job unless they have all the listed job requirements while men apply based on having fulfilled only some of the requirements. I also love the discussion on how women struggle with salary negotiations at work.
Black Girls Talking is a biweekly podcast wherein Fatima, Aurelia, Ramou & Alesia discuss the intersections of life and pop culture.
I love the discussion on sexism in the workplace. Given the two guests work in IT and the music industry, they have some really interesting anecdotes on how they get treated as women.
They also discuss how, even though women are now working more outside of the home, there is still a heavy burden on women to do most of the housework—effectively resulting in women having two full-time jobs.
