Book of the Month - We should all be feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Have you read a really good book lately? Because we have stumbled into one, that we think you are going to love. We are talking about We should all be feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. A very short, playful book that takes root in Adichie's Ted Talk speech. It's so witty, well-written and on point with today's gender issues and feminism, that we thought you shouldn't miss out on it. We should all be feminists might look like a bold statement, but in reality, feminism is much needed today, more than you would think.

In her book, Adichie starts off with the first time she heard the word feminist. It was in an argument with her close friend. She specifically points out - it was not a compliment. And this statement speaks a lot. Feminism has become a bad word in society. Somehow, along the way, people started to believe that feminists are man-haters. With her light and joking tone she continues to point out, page after page many situations of gender segregation in African culture, that unfortunately hit close to home. As she speaks, you realize, the same problems are everywhere, not just in Africa.

Gender separation has become a global problem. Through her light and joking tone, she continues listing fact after fact, slowly getting to her point. She states that girls feel inherently guilty just because they are born female. Apparently, as a female, you have to man up before you go talk to the big boys. You have to worry about how you look because if you don't, you will probably be respected less. Often this is seen as a cultural problem. It is a tradition for women to have certain roles in society and men to have others. But what happens when you don't fit in your role? All these questions lead to one conclusion and hard truth: "Culture does not make people, people make culture."

All the gender segregation and division is no one else fault than ours. Because we make our culture. She urges everyone that reads this book, that we, no matter whether you are male or female, must do better. 
A tiny book with so much power, it is definitely worth to pick up!

“The problem with gender is that it prescribes how we should be rather than recognizing how we are.”

— Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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