We Should All Be Feminists
2012 • 64 pages
Ratings163
Average rating4.4
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Ratings163
Average rating4.4
What does “feminism” mean today?
In this personal, eloquently argued essay – adapted from her much-admired Tedx talk of the same name – Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie offers readers a unique definition of feminism for the twenty-first century, one rooted in inclusion and awareness. Drawing extensively on her own experiences and her deep understanding of the often masked realities of sexual politics, here is one remarkable author’s exploration of what it means to be a woman now – an of-the-moment rallying cry for why we should all be feminists.
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This is a good beginner text for introduction to feminism, especially to realize the subtle ways in which women are treated differently in our society. I think everyone should checkout this book once.
I feel a little guilty counting this towards my book goal because it only took 15-20 minutes to read. I liked it. Adichie is right that we need to reclaim the word feminism, and each play our own part in living our lives the way we want to regardless of our sex organs, and fight for all others to do the same.
I absolutely love Adichie, I absolutely love books on feminism and I loved this book too! Very concise and straight to the point.
Giving this a 4/5 instead of 5/5 cause I felt that it completely ignored the fact that gender and sex are different, and it was very focused hetero relationships. These are things that are top of mind for me (esp in 2021), though I understand it might not have been as common to talk about in 2014.
