African women have always given.

We give care, time, emotional labour, sacrifice, patience, and resilience. We give in our homes, our marriages, our workplaces, and our communities. Often quietly. Often without recognition. Often without rest.

So when the International Women’s Day 2026 theme was announced as “Give to Gain,” it immediately felt personal. Because for African women, giving has never been the problem. The real question is: who benefits from all this giving and at what cost?

On 8th March 2026, Moms Round Table will mark International Women’s Day and also celebrate six years of momat4ty; six years of storytelling, advocacy, and honest conversations about African women, motherhood, and identity.

To open the year, we are hosting our usual live Moms Round Table conversation on TikTok at 7 pm WAT, streamed via @sush, and you can also watch it LIVE on YouTube @momat4ty

This year, we are intentionally inviting both women and men into the conversation. Because gender equality is not a women-only issue. It is a family issue.

In many African homes, culture defines who gives and who receives. Women are taught endurance. Men are taught authority. Care is expected from women. Leadership is expected from men. These roles have shaped generations, but they are now colliding with modern realities: dual-income households, rising costs of living, changing aspirations, and children who are asking different questions.

At this round table, we want to talk honestly about that tension.

We’ll explore the invisible labour women carry in families, the difference between “helping” and sharing responsibility, and how cultural practices can both protect family values and limit women’s equality. We’ll talk about money, power, parenting, emotional safety, and the unspoken rules many of us grew up with but may no longer want to pass on.

This is not about attacking culture. It’s about asking hard questions with respect:
What should we keep?
What needs to evolve?
And what do African families gain when women are fully supported, emotionally, economically, and socially?

If you would like to be part of the panel or contribute to the conversation, please DM us or RSVP via email at momat4ty@gmail.com.

Give to Gain is an invitation. To listen. To unlearn. To share responsibility. To build African families that are healthier, more honest, and more balanced.

Because equality is not about losing power.
It’s about sharing care, so everyone can thrive.

xoxo

sush