My Learnings from "We should all be Feminists"

This book is a reproduction of a TEDx Talk that Chimamanda gave in Nigeria, her home country. I would really recommend you go watch it!

I loved every word of this book. Such a well-written, hard hitting book. The infographic below summarizes some of my learnings from the book:

She talks about the the Lilly?Ledbetter?Law in the US, which dealt with the fact that Women and Men in the same position got different pays. She also talks about people calling her "Sir" when she tips them.

Chimamanda also talks about how she is unable to enter swanky hotels in Nigeria alone, because the security guard conveniently judges her to be a Sex worker (Why would a single woman want to go to a hotel room alone?). Similarly, she is unable to enter hep clubs in her city without a male partner. And when they enter the club, everyone only talks and respects her male colleagues, and not Her.

She also talks about how the Nigerian society perceives rape to be a woman's mistake and not the man's oppression (and mistake)...

But the most heartwarming part of the book is when she talks about her late friend Okoloma, who first called her "feminist".

Chimamanda's "We should all be Feminists" is a refreshing take on a subject that has been long ignored in society... Now is the time to speak up, just as Chimamanda does.

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