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We Should All Be Feminists: A Call for Gender Equality
Introduction:
The phrase "We Should All Be Feminists" isn't a demand for women to dominate; it's a call for a fundamental shift in societal structures, challenging ingrained biases and promoting a fairer, more equitable world for everyone. This isn't about pitting genders against each other; it’s about recognizing the inherent value and potential of all individuals, regardless of gender. This blog post will explore the core tenets of feminism, dismantle common misconceptions, and highlight why embracing feminist ideals benefits us all. We'll explore the historical context, the ongoing fight for equality, and the practical implications of building a truly gender-equal society.
Understanding Feminism: Beyond the Stereotypes
Deconstructing the Myths: What Feminism Isn't
Many misunderstandings surround feminism. It's often portrayed as a movement that hates men, seeks to dominate, or rejects traditional gender roles. This is a gross simplification. Feminism, at its core, is about achieving gender equality. It's about dismantling systemic barriers that prevent women and girls from reaching their full potential and ensuring everyone has equal opportunities. It's not about superiority, but about equity. It's not about eliminating differences, but about valuing and celebrating them without letting them define opportunity.
The Core Principles of Feminism
At its heart, feminism is about challenging patriarchal structures. Patriarchy, a system where men hold primary power and authority, influences every aspect of our lives, from the workplace to the home. Feminism aims to dismantle these structures, promoting gender equality in all spheres. This involves:
Equal rights and opportunities: Advocating for equal pay, access to education, healthcare, and political representation.
Challenging gender stereotypes: Combating harmful stereotypes that limit individuals based on gender expectations.
Ending gender-based violence: Addressing issues such as domestic violence, sexual harassment, and assault.
Promoting body autonomy: Empowering individuals to make their own choices about their bodies and reproductive health.
Challenging the gender pay gap: Actively working to eliminate the persistent disparity in earnings between men and women for comparable work.
The Benefits of a Feminist Perspective: A World for Everyone
Why Feminism Benefits Men Too
The fight for gender equality isn't just a women's issue; it's a human issue. Men benefit from a more equitable society too. When women are empowered, families thrive, businesses flourish, and communities become stronger. Feminism promotes healthier relationships, reduces gender-based violence, and allows men to escape restrictive gender roles and express themselves more freely.
Building a More Inclusive and Just Society
A feminist perspective encourages us to examine societal structures critically. This leads to the development of policies and practices that promote inclusivity, diversity, and justice for all. By challenging power imbalances, we can create a world where everyone has the opportunity to reach their full potential, regardless of their gender.
The Ongoing Struggle for Equality: Barriers and Solutions
Persistent Challenges in the 21st Century
Despite significant progress, gender inequality persists globally. The wage gap, underrepresentation in leadership positions, and persistent gender-based violence remain significant challenges. Cultural norms and societal biases continue to act as powerful barriers to equality.
Strategies for Promoting Gender Equality
Addressing these challenges requires a multifaceted approach. This includes legislative changes, educational reforms, challenging harmful stereotypes through media representation, promoting diversity and inclusion in workplaces, and fostering open dialogue about gender issues. Moreover, empowering women economically through access to resources and opportunities is crucial.
Conclusion: Embracing Feminism for a Better Future
"We Should All Be Feminists" isn't a radical idea; it's a pragmatic and necessary approach to building a more just and equitable world. Embracing feminist ideals doesn't mean rejecting traditional values; it means re-evaluating them through the lens of fairness and equality. By actively challenging gender bias, promoting inclusivity, and working towards a more equitable society, we can create a better future for everyone. The journey towards gender equality is ongoing, but by understanding the core principles of feminism and actively working towards change, we can make significant strides in creating a more just and equitable world for generations to come.
FAQs
1. Is feminism anti-men? No, feminism is not anti-men. It aims to achieve equality between genders, benefiting both men and women by challenging harmful gender stereotypes and promoting healthier relationships.
2. Isn't gender equality already achieved in many parts of the world? While progress has been made, significant gender inequality persists globally in areas such as pay equity, political representation, and violence against women.
3. What can I do to support feminist ideals? You can support feminist ideals by educating yourself on gender inequality, challenging gender stereotypes in your daily life, supporting organizations fighting for gender equality, and advocating for policies that promote gender equity.
4. How can I address gender bias in the workplace? Challenge sexist jokes, speak out against discrimination, advocate for equal pay and opportunities, and support initiatives promoting diversity and inclusion.
5. What are some resources for learning more about feminism? There are numerous books, articles, websites, and organizations dedicated to feminism and gender equality. Research reputable sources and engage with diverse perspectives to broaden your understanding.
| we should all be feminists: We Should All Be Feminists Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, 2014-10-09 A personal and powerful essay from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, the bestselling author of Americanah and Half of a Yellow Sun, based on her 2013 TEDx Talk of the same name. |
| we should all be feminists: Half of a Yellow Sun Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, 2010-10-29 With her award-winning debut novel, Purple Hibiscus, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie was heralded by the Washington Post Book World as the “21st century daughter” of Chinua Achebe. Now, in her masterly, haunting new novel, she recreates a seminal moment in modern African history: Biafra’s impassioned struggle to establish an independent republic in Nigeria during the 1960s. With the effortless grace of a natural storyteller, Adichie weaves together the lives of five characters caught up in the extraordinary tumult of the decade. Fifteen-year-old Ugwu is houseboy to Odenigbo, a university professor who sends him to school, and in whose living room Ugwu hears voices full of revolutionary zeal. Odenigbo’s beautiful mistress, Olanna, a sociology teacher, is running away from her parents’ world of wealth and excess; Kainene, her urbane twin, is taking over their father’s business; and Kainene’s English lover, Richard, forms a bridge between their two worlds. As we follow these intertwined lives through a military coup, the Biafran secession and the subsequent war, Adichie brilliantly evokes the promise, and intimately, the devastating disappointments that marked this time and place. Epic, ambitious and triumphantly realized, Half of a Yellow Sun is a more powerful, dramatic and intensely emotional picture of modern Africa than any we have had before. |
| we should all be feminists: Half of a Yellow Sun, Americanah, Purple Hibiscus: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Three-Book Collection Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, 2014-04-07 ‘A delicious, important novel’ The Times ‘Alert, alive and gripping’ Independent ‘Some novels tell a great story and others make you change the way you look at the world. Americanah does both’ Guardian |
| we should all be feminists: Can We All Be Feminists? June Eric-Udorie, 2018-09-25 “As timely as it is well-written, this clear-eyed collection is just what I need right now.” —Jacqueline Woodson, author of Brown Girl Dreaming “The intersectional feminist anthology we all need to read” (Bustle), edited by a feminist activist and writer who “calls to mind a young Audre Lorde” (Kirkus) Why do some women struggle to identify as feminists, despite their commitment to gender equality? How do other aspects of our identities – such as race, religion, sexuality, gender identity, and more – impact how we relate to feminism? Why is intersectionality so important? In challenging, incisive, and fearless essays – all of which appear here for the first time – seventeen writers from diverse backgrounds wrestle with these questions, and more. A groundbreaking book that elevates underrepresented voices, Can We All Be Feminists? offers the tools and perspective we need to create a 21st century feminism that is truly for all. Including essays by: Soofiya Andry, Gabrielle Bellot, Caitlin Cruz, Nicole Dennis-Benn, Brit Bennett, Evette Dionne, Aisha Gani, Afua Hirsch, Juliet Jacques, Wei Ming Kam, Mariya Karimjee, Eishar Kaur, Emer O’Toole, Frances Ryan, Zoé Samudzi, Charlotte Shane, and Selina Thompson |
| we should all be feminists: Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, 2017-03-07 From the best-selling author of Americanah and We Should All Be Feminists comes a powerful new statement about feminism today – written as a letter to a friend. |
| we should all be feminists: Caste Isabel Wilkerson, 2020-08-04 THE TIME NONFICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR | #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Powerful and timely ... I cannot recommend it strongly enough - Barack Obama From one of America's most celebrated and insightful writers, the moving, eye-opening bestseller about what lies hidden under the surface of ordinary lives In this brilliant book, Isabel Wilkerson gives us a masterful portrait of an unseen phenomenon in America as she explores, through an immersive, deeply researched narrative and stories about real people, how America today and throughout its history has been shaped by a hidden caste system, a rigid hierarchy of human rankings. Linking the caste systems of America, India, and Nazi Germany, Wilkerson explores eight pillars that underlie caste systems across civilizations, including divine will, bloodlines, stigma, and more. Using riveting stories about people--including Martin Luther King, Jr., baseball's Satchel Paige, a single father and his toddler son, Wilkerson herself, and many others--she shows the ways that the insidious undertow of caste is experienced every day. She documents how the Nazis studied the racial systems in America to plan their out-cast of the Jews; she discusses why the cruel logic of caste requires that there be a bottom rung for those in the middle to measure themselves against; she writes about the surprising health costs of caste, in depression and life expectancy, and the effects of this hierarchy on our culture and politics. Finally, she points forward to ways we can move beyond the artificial and destructive separations of human divisions, toward hope in our common humanity. 'Required reading for all of humanity' Oprah Winfrey If you haven't read it yet, you absolutely must. - Edward Enninful, Vogue 'An instant American classic' Dwight Garner, The New York Times |
| we should all be feminists: Her Dior Maria Grazia Chiuri, 2021-03-02 A powerful collection of photographs and essays by trailblazing women that celebrates Maria Grazia Chiuri's feminine and feminist spirit within the House of Dior. Since being appointed the first female creative director of Dior in 2016, Maria Grazia Chiuri has infused the illustrious fashion brand with a strong current of femi-nism. Her approach is at once refreshing and needed, while still paying homage to the avant-garde ethos that has been at the heart of the house since its founding by Christian Dior in 1947. This beautifully produced volume presents 160 images by leading female photographers such as Nan Goldin, Sarah Moon, Brigitte Niedermair, Coco Capitán, Vanina Sorrenti, Julia Hetta, Katerina Jebb, Zoë Ghertner, and Bettina Rheims. The women creators featured among these pages represent the breadth of style and diversity upheld by the Maison Dior. Thought-provoking quotes and poems from inspirational women--Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Linda Nochlin, Claire Fontaine, Judy Chicago, and Tomaso Binga, to name a few--accompany the striking photographs. Showcasing Chiuri's haute couture and ready-to-wear collections from 2017 to 2021, Her Dior captures the creative director's innovations at the house--where, for the past five years, she's reclaimed the narrative creating Dior fashions for women, by women. |
| we should all be feminists: Women, Men and the Whole Damn Thing David Leser, 2019-08-05 A brilliant, impassioned, unflinching account of the firestorm of #MeToo, how we got there, and where we must now go. In Women, Men, & the Whole Damn Thing, author David Leser presents an essential and incisive investigation that unearths the roots of misogyny, its inextricable links to the patriarchy, and how history brought us to the #MeToo movement and the wave of incandescent female rage sweeping the globe. Crucially, he also interrogates his own psyche, privilege, and culpability as he bears witness to the 'collective wound of the world' and how we might move towards healing. This book calls on men (yes, all men) to be accountable for their contribution to the continuing oppression of women by the patriarchal structures that have dominated our culture historically, right through to the present moment. He argues that female oppression is the greatest moral issue of our times and that we are all responsible for dismantling the structures that cause such oppression. This book is one man's journey into how to grapple with both the personal and collective aftermath of #MeToo and the new future that beckons. Including interviews with Tina Brown, Zainab Salbi, Marlene Schiappa, and Helen Garner, among other globally recognized names, Women, Men & the Whole Damn Thing is a bold, honest, and self-searching overview of the cultural moment we find ourselves in. 'So timely, connecting and regularly sublime that it feels like it was written as much for my mates and I as it was for my daughters. Resolutely human. Utterly essential. Wholly unputdownable.' - Trent Dalton, author of Boy Swallows Universe 'I want to hire a plane and air-drop this book onto footy ovals, board-rooms, electoral offices and boys' schools.' - Benjamin Law, journalist, author 'A brave plunge into deep waters: a tough, thorough, tender-even loving-book.' - Robert Drewe, author of The Shark Net 'If you are a mum of a boy, I think you need to read this book. If you are the mum of a girl, I think you need to read this book. If you are a woman, I think you need to read this book. Especially, if you are a man, I think you need to read this book.' - Justine Armstrong, founder of Fearless Speaking ' At last, a man has listened and understood.' - Jane Caro, social commentator 'This book got under my skin and into my heart. Every man in the country needs to read it.' - Tom Harkin, CEO, Tomorrow Man 'Staggering in its range and depth. A landmark book.' - Steve Biddulph, best-selling author 'I thought my relationship with women was fine, however, through [David's] words he challenged my internal dialogue. He educated me, provoked my vulnerabilities and ultimately encouraged me to be better.' - Tom Harley, CEO, Sydney Swans 'I have not met a more important male advocate for how we navigate a more inclusive future together.' - Sam Mostyn, Governor-General of Australia |
| we should all be feminists: Bad Feminist Roxane Gay, 2014-08-21 'Pink is my favourite colour. I used to say my favourite colour was black to be cool, but it is pink – all shades of pink. If I have an accessory, it is probably pink. I read Vogue, and I’m not doing it ironically, though it might seem that way. I once live-tweeted the September issue.' In these funny and insightful essays, Roxane Gay takes us through the journey of her evolution as a woman (Sweet Valley High) of colour (The Help) while also taking readers on a ride through culture of the last few years (Girls, Django in Chains) and commenting on the state of feminism today (abortion, Chris Brown). The portrait that emerges is not only one of an incredibly insightful woman continually growing to understand herself and our society, but also one of our culture. Bad Feminist is a sharp, funny and sincere look at the ways in which the culture we consume becomes who we are, and an inspiring call-to-arms of all the ways we still need to do better. |
| we should all be feminists: Accidental Feminists Jane Caro, 2019-02-05 Women over fifty-five are of the generation that changed everything. We didn’t expect to. Or intend to. We weren’t brought up much differently from the women who came before us, and we rarely identified as feminists, although almost all of us do now. Accidental Feminists is our story. It explores how the world we lived in—with the pill and a regular pay cheque—transformed us and how, almost in spite of ourselves, we revolutionised the world. It is a celebration of grit, adaptability, energy and persistence. It is also a plea for future generations to keep agitating for a better, fairer world. |
| we should all be feminists: Lean In Sheryl Sandberg, 2013-03-12 Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In is a massive cultural phenomenon and its title has become an instant catchphrase for empowering women. The book soared to the top of bestseller lists internationally, igniting global conversations about women and ambition. Sandberg packed theatres, dominated opinion pages, appeared on every major television show and on the cover of Time magazine, and sparked ferocious debate about women and leadership. Ask most women whether they have the right to equality at work and the answer will be a resounding yes, but ask the same women whether they'd feel confident asking for a raise, a promotion, or equal pay, and some reticence creeps in. The statistics, although an improvement on previous decades, are certainly not in women's favour – of 197 heads of state, only twenty-two are women. Women hold just 20 percent of seats in parliaments globally, and in the world of big business, a meagre eighteen of the Fortune 500 CEOs are women. In Lean In, Sheryl Sandberg – Facebook COO and one of Fortune magazine's Most Powerful Women in Business – draws on her own experience of working in some of the world's most successful businesses and looks at what women can do to help themselves, and make the small changes in their life that can effect change on a more universal scale. |
| we should all be feminists: Free Women, Free Men Camille Paglia, 2018-03-01 From the fiery intellectual provocateur - and one of our most fearless advocates of gender equality - a brilliant, urgent essay collection that both celebrates modern feminism and affirms the power of men and women and what we can accomplish together. |
| we should all be feminists: The Thing Around Your Neck Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, 2009-03-13 From the Orange Prize-winning author of ‘Half of a Yellow Sun’ come twelve dazzling stories that turn a penetrating eye on the ties that bind men and women, parents and children, Nigeria and the West. |
| we should all be feminists: Women Don't Owe You Pretty Florence Given, 2020-06-11 'THE BEAUTY MYTH' FOR THE INSTAGRAM GENERATION Women Don't Owe You Pretty is the ultimate book for anyone who wants to challenge the out-dated narratives supplied to us by the patriarchy. Through Florence's story you will learn how to protect your energy, discover that you are the love of your own life, and realise that today is a wonderful day to dump them. Florence Given is here to remind you that you owe men nothing, least of all pretty. WARNING: CONTAINS EXPLICIT CONTENT (AND A LOAD OF UNCOMFORTABLE TRUTHS). THE FEMINIST BOOK EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT. 'An incredible mouthpiece for modern intersectional feminism.' - Glamour 'A fearless book.' - Cosmopolitan 'A hugely influential young woman.' - Woman's Hour 'Rallying, radical and pitched perfectly for her generation.' - Evening Standard |
| we should all be feminists: What Is Feminism? Why Do We Need It? and Other Big Questions What Is Feminism? Bea Appleby, Louise Spilsbury, 2016-06-23 What is feminism? Why do we need it? Where does it come from? Why does it exist? The word 'feminism' is bandied about a lot in the media, often with little or no explanation as to what it means. What is Feminism? aims to combat this, it's a brilliant introduction for children to the movement, looking at the history of feminism, what it is today and its enormous relevance to young people. Divided into sections such as Work and Money, Politics and Power, Media, Education, Family and Bodies, the book looks at how feminism, and the feminist movement, have affected each area in turn through history, and at the issues they are working to combat today. It also presents key figures in the fight for equal rights, from the Pankhursts to Germaine Greer and Malala Yousafzai, and looks at modern initiatives such as Emma Watson's He for She campaign. Ages 9+ |
| we should all be feminists: Ain't I A Woman? Sojourner Truth, 2020-09-24 'I am a woman's rights. I have plowed and reaped and husked and chopped and mowed, and can any man do more than that? I am as strong as any man that is now' A former slave and one of the most powerful orators of her time, Sojourner Truth fought for the equal rights of Black women throughout her life. This selection of her impassioned speeches is accompanied by the words of other inspiring African-American female campaigners from the nineteenth century. One of twenty new books in the bestselling Penguin Great Ideas series. This new selection showcases a diverse list of thinkers who have helped shape our world today, from anarchists to stoics, feminists to prophets, satirists to Zen Buddhists. |
| we should all be feminists: Hot Feminist Polly Vernon, 2015-05-21 *Perfect for fans of the Guilty Feminist* Hot (adj.) : (Of a person) Attractive 'a hot chick' Fem-i-n-ist (n.) : A person who supports feminism, the movement that advocates equal rights for women Polly Vernon, Grazia columnist, Times feature writer (hair-flicker, Brazilian-waxer, jeans obsessive, outrageous flirt) presents a brave new perspective on feminism. Drawing on her dedicated, life-long pursuit of hotness - having dismissed many of the rules on 'good' feminism at some point in the early 90s - she'll teach you everything you ever wanted to know about being a feminist when you care about how you look. When part of your brain is constantly monologuing on fashion. When you check out your own reflection in every reflective surface. When your depilation practices are pretty much out of control. When you just really want to be fancied. Hot Feminist is based on a principle of non-judgment (because there's enough already), honesty about how often we mess this up, and empowerment through looks. Part memoir, part road map, it's a rolling, raucous rejection of all those things we're convinced we shouldn't think / wear/ feel/ say/ buy/ want - and a celebration of all the things we can. It is modern feminism, with style, without judgment |
| we should all be feminists: Notes on Grief Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, 2021-05-11 A personal and powerful essay on loss from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, the bestselling author of Americanah and Half of a Yellow Sun. |
| we should all be feminists: Feminists Don't Wear Pink (and other lies) Scarlett Curtis, 2018-10-04 Brilliant, hysterical, truthful and real. These essays illuminate the path for our future female leaders. - Reese Witherspoon As a feminist who loves pink, I give this brilliant book of essays an enthusiastic YES - Mindy Kaling You need this book. Funny, powerful and personal writing by women, for women, about what the F word means to them. Every woman has a different story to tell. Reading them all in one book might just change your life. New pink feminists are being announced every week - follow @feminists on Instagram to find out more! Keira Knightley - Gemma Arterton - Bridget Jones (by Helen Fielding) - Saoirse Ronan - Dolly Alderton - Karen Gillan - Alicia Garza - Jameela Jamil - Kat Dennings - Nimco Ali - Beanie Feldstein - Olivia Perez - Amika George - Evanna Lynch - Akilah Hughes - Tanya Burr - Grace Campbell - Alison Sudol - Kiernan Shipka - Elyse Fox - Charlie Craggs - Rhyannon Styles - Skai Jackson - Tasha Bishop - Lolly Adefope - Bronwen Brenner - Dr Alaa Murabit - Trisha Shetty - Jordan Hewson - Amy Trigg - Em Odesser - Emi Mahmoud - Lydia Wilson - Swati Sharma **Published in partnership with Girl Up, the UN women's foundation, royalties will benefit this amazing charity** |
| we should all be feminists: I Call Myself A Feminist Victoria Pepe, 2015-11-05 Is feminism still a dirty word? We asked twenty-five of the brightest, funniest, bravest young women what being a feminist in 2015 means to them. We hear from Laura Bates (of the Everyday Sexism Project), Reni Eddo-Lodge (award-winning journalist and author), Yas Necati (an eighteen-year-old activist), Laura Pankhurst, great-great granddaughter of Emmeline Pankhurst and an activist in her own right, comedian Sofie Hagen, engineer Naomi Mitchison and Louise O'Neill, author of the award-winning feminist Young Adult novel Only Ever Yours. Writing about a huge variety of subjects, we have Martha Mosse and Alice Stride on how they became feminists, Amy Annette addressing the body politic, Samira Shackle on having her eyes opened in a hostel for survivors of acid attacks in Islamabad, while Maysa Haque thinks about the way Islam has informed her feminism and Isabel Adomakoh Young insists that women don't have to be perfect. There are twelve other performers, politicians and writers who include Jade Anouka, Emily Benn, Abigail Matson-Phippard, Hajar J. Woodland and Jinan Younis. Is the word feminist still to be shunned? Is feminism still thought of as anti-men rather than pro-human? Is this generation of feminists - outspoken, funny and focused - the best we've had for long while? Has the internet given them a voice and power previously unknown? Rachel Holmes' most recent book is Eleanor Marx: A Life; Victoria Pepe is a literary scout; Amy Annette is a comedy producer currently working on festivals including Latitude; Alice Stride works for Women's Aid and Martha Mosse is a freelance producer and artist. |
| we should all be feminists: Feminism Is for Everybody bell hooks, 2014-10-10 What is feminism? In this short, accessible primer, bell hooks explores the nature of feminism and its positive promise to eliminate sexism, sexist exploitation, and oppression. With her characteristic clarity and directness, hooks encourages readers to see how feminism can touch and change their lives—to see that feminism is for everybody. |
| we should all be feminists: Hood Feminism Mikki Kendall, 2020-02-25 'It is absolutely brilliant, I think every woman should read it' PANDORA SYKES, THE HIGH LOW 'My wish is that every white woman who calls herself a feminist will read this book in a state of hushed and humble respect ... Essential reading' ELIZABETH GILBERT All too often the focus of mainstream feminism is not on basic survival for the many, but on increasing privilege for the few. Meeting basic needs is a feminist issue. Food insecurity, the living wage and access to education are feminist issues. The fight against racism, ableism and transmisogyny are all feminist issues. White feminists often fail to see how race, class, sexual orientation and disability intersect with gender. How can feminists stand in solidarity as a movement when there is a distinct likelihood that some women are oppressing others? Insightful, incendiary and ultimately hopeful, Hood Feminism is both an irrefutable indictment of a movement in flux and also clear-eyed assessment of how to save it. |
| we should all be feminists: Gender-Critical Feminism Holly Lawford-Smith, 2022 Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-287) and index. |
| we should all be feminists: Feminism: A Very Short Introduction Margaret Walters, 2005-10-27 This book provides an historical account of feminism, exploring its earliest roots and key issues such as voting rights and the liberation of the sixties. Margaret Walters brings the subject completely up to date by providing a global analysis of the situation of women, from Europe and the United States to Third World countries. |
| we should all be feminists: SCUM Manifesto Valerie Solanas, 2016-04-05 Life in this society being, at best, an utter bore and no aspect of society being at all relevant to women, there remains to civic-minded, responsible, thrill-seeking females only to overthrow the government, eliminate the money system, institute complete automation and destroy the male sex. Outrageous and violent, SCUM Manifesto was widely lambasted when it first appeared in 1968. Valerie Solanas, the woman who shot Andy Warhol, self-published the book just before she became a notorious household name and was confined to a mental institution. But for all its vitriol, it is impossible to dismiss as the mere rantings of a lesbian lunatic. In fact, the work has proved prescient, not only as a radical feminist analysis light years ahead of its time-predicting artificial insemination, ATMs, a feminist uprising against underrepresentation in the arts-but also as a stunning testament to the rage of an abused and destitute woman. In this edition, philosopher Avital Ronell's introduction reconsiders the evocative exuberance of this infamous text. |
| we should all be feminists: Purple Hibiscus Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, 2012-11-29 The limits of fifteen-year-old Kambili’s world are defined by the high walls of her family estate and the dictates of her fanatically religious father. Her life is regulated by schedules: prayer, sleep, study, prayer. |
| we should all be feminists: Why I Am Not a Feminist Jessa Crispin, 2017-02-21 Outspoken critic Jessa Crispin delivers a searing rejection of contemporary feminism . . . and a bracing manifesto for revolution. Are you a feminist? Do you believe women are human beings and that they deserve to be treated as such? That women deserve all the same rights and liberties bestowed upon men? If so, then you are a feminist . . . or so the feminists keep insisting. But somewhere along the way, the movement for female liberation sacrificed meaning for acceptance, and left us with a banal, polite, ineffectual pose that barely challenges the status quo. In this bracing, fiercely intelligent manifesto, Jessa Crispin demands more. Why I Am Not A Feminist is a radical, fearless call for revolution. It accuses the feminist movement of obliviousness, irrelevance, and cowardice—and demands nothing less than the total dismantling of a system of oppression. Praise for Jessa Crispin, and The Dead Ladies Project I'd follow Jessa Crispin to the ends of the earth. --Kathryn Davis, author of Duplex Read with caution . . . Crispin is funny, sexy, self-lacerating, and politically attuned, with unique slants on literary criticism, travel writing, and female journeys. No one crosses genres, borders, and proprieties with more panache. --Laura Kipnis, author of Men: Notes from an Ongoing Investigation Very, very funny. . . . The whole book is packed with delightfully offbeat prose . . . as raw as it is sophisticated, as quirky as it is intense. --The Chicago Tribune |
| we should all be feminists: Homegrown bell hooks, Amalia Mesa-Bains, 2017-09-13 In Homegrown, cultural critics bell hooks and Amalia Mesa-Bains reflect on the innate solidarity between Black and Latino culture. Riffing on everything from home and family to multiculturalism and the mass media, hooks and Mesa-Bains invite readers to re-examine and confront the polarizing mainstream discourse about Black-Latino relationships that is too often negative in its emphasis on political splits between people of color. A work of activism through dialogue, Homegrown is a declaration of solidarity that rings true even ten years after its first publication. This new edition includes a new afterword, in which Mesa-Bains reflects on the changes, conflicts, and criticisms of the last decade. |
| we should all be feminists: Translating Feminism Maud Anne Bracke, Julia C. Bullock, Penelope Morris, Kristina Schulz, 2021-09-18 This edited book addresses the diversity across time and space of the sites, actors and practices of feminist translation from 1945-2000. The contributors examine what happens when a politically motivated text is translated linguistically and culturally, the translators and their aims, and the strategies employed when adapting texts to locally resonating discourses. The collection aims to answer these questions through case studies and a conceptual rethinking of the process of politically engaged translation, considering not only trained translators and publishers, but also feminist activists and groups, NGOs and writers. The book will be of interest to students and researchers in the fields of translation studies, gender/women's studies, literature and feminist history. |
| we should all be feminists: Feminism and Men Nikki van der Gaag, 2014-08-14 Feminism has changed the world; it is radically reshaping women’s lives. But what about men? They still hold most of the power in the economy, in government, in religions, in the media and often in the family too. At the same time, many men are questioning traditional views about what it means to be a man. Others resent the gains women have made and want to turn back the clock. Nikki van der Gaag asks the question: how might feminism improve the lives of men as well as women? And is there a place for men in the feminist story? |
| we should all be feminists: Feminist City Leslie Kern, 2020-07-07 Feminist City is an ongoing experiment in living differently, living better, and living more justly in an urban world. We live in the city of men. Our public spaces are not designed for female bodies. There is little consideration for women as mothers, workers or carers. The urban streets often are a place of threats rather than community. Gentrification has made the everyday lives of women even more difficult. What would a metropolis for working women look like? A city of friendships beyond Sex and the City. A transit system that accommodates mothers with strollers on the school run. A public space with enough toilets. A place where women can walk without harassment. In Feminist City, through history, personal experience and popular culture Leslie Kern exposes what is hidden in plain sight: the social inequalities built into our cities, homes, and neighborhoods. Kern offers an alternative vision of the feminist city. Taking on fear, motherhood, friendship, activism, and the joys and perils of being alone, Kern maps the city from new vantage points, laying out an intersectional feminist approach to urban histories and proposes that the city is perhaps also our best hope for shaping a new urban future. It is time to dismantle what we take for granted about cities and to ask how we can build more just, sustainable, and women-friendly cities together. |
| we should all be feminists: ROAR Stacy T. Sims, PhD, Selene Yeager, 2016-07-05 “Dr. Sims realizes that female athletes are different than male athletes and you can’t set your race schedule around your monthly cycle. ROAR will help every athlete understand what is happening to her body and what the best nutritional strategy is to perform at her very best.”—Evie Stevens, Olympian, professional road cyclist, and current women’s UCI Hour record holder Women are not small men. Stop eating and training like one. Because most nutrition products and training plans are designed for men, it’s no wonder that so many female athletes struggle to reach their full potential. ROAR is a comprehensive, physiology-based nutrition and training guide specifically designed for active women. This book teaches you everything you need to know to adapt your nutrition, hydration, and training to your unique physiology so you can work with, rather than against, your female physiology. Exercise physiologist and nutrition scientist Stacy T. Sims, PhD, shows you how to be your own biohacker to achieve optimum athletic performance. Complete with goal-specific meal plans and nutrient-packed recipes to optimize body composition, ROAR contains personalized nutrition advice for all stages of training and recovery. Customizable meal plans and strengthening exercises come together in a comprehensive plan to build a rock-solid fitness foundation as you build lean muscle where you need it most, strengthen bone, and boost power and endurance. Because women’s physiology changes over time, entire chapters are devoted to staying strong and active through pregnancy and menopause. No matter what your sport is—running, cycling, field sports, triathlons—this book will empower you with the nutrition and fitness knowledge you need to be in the healthiest, fittest, strongest shape of your life. |
| we should all be feminists: What We Lose Zinzi Clemmons, 2017-07-11 A short, intense and profoundly moving debut novel about race, identity, sex and death – from one of the National Book Foundation’s 5 Under 35 |
| we should all be feminists: Father Figure Jordan Shapiro, 2021-05-11 A thoughtful and utterly mind-blowing exploration of fatherhood and masculinity in the 21st century (New York Times). There are hundreds of books on parenting, and with good reason—becoming a parent is scary, difficult, and life-changing. But when it comes to books about parenting identity, rather than the nuts and bolts of raising children, nearly all are about what it's like to be a mother. Drawing on research in sociology, economics, philosophy, gender studies, and the author's own experiences, Father Figure sets out to fill that gap. It's an exploration of the psychology of fatherhood from an archetypal perspective as well as a cultural history that challenges familiar assumptions about the origins of so-called traditional parenting roles. What paradoxes and contradictions are inherent in our common understanding of dads? Might it be time to rethink some aspects of fatherhood? Gender norms are changing, and old economic models are facing disruption. As a result, parenthood and family life are undergoing an existential transformation. And yet, the narratives and images of dads available to us are wholly inadequate for this transition. Victorian and Industrial Age tropes about fathers not only dominate the media, but also contour most people's lived experience. Father Figure offers a badly needed update to our collective understanding of fatherhood—and masculinity in general. It teaches dads how to embrace the joys of fathering while guiding them toward an image of manliness for the modern world. |
| we should all be feminists: The Penguin Book of Feminist Writing Hannah Dawson, 2021-03-18 'A joyous multiplicity of writings incorporating collective manifestos, poetry, fiction, and autobiography... endlessly fascinating' Catherine Taylor, Financial Times 'A tour de force of feminist thinking, spanning seven centuries and multiple continents' Jennifer Thomson, Review 31 'The Penguin Book of Feminist Writing rounds up the voices of women from across history to discuss the meaning and practice of feminism. This is a book that every person should read: the multiplicity of voices from various times and spaces allows women of the past alongside women of the present to be noisy about why feminism matters. It is a collective masterpiece' Helen Carr, BBC History, Books of the Year 'Bulging with brilliant and exciting writing. Its vast sweep takes us from the 15th century, when Christine de Pizan, a court writer in medieval France, imagined a City of Ladies where women would be safe from harassment, through to the present day, with work by Maggie Nelson, Eileen Myles, Rachel Cusk, Deborah Levy and Lola Olufemi' Rachel Cooke, Observer Edited with an Introduction by Hannah Dawson |
| we should all be feminists: Diary of a Malayali Madman N. Prabhakaran, 2023-04-25 A collection of sensitive, world-bending human portraits from short story writer N. Prabhakaran. A research scholar whose notebook reveals a surreal pig farm... A psychologist in search of the truth about one of his clients... An aspiring writer who emulates Gogol... The unforgettable men and women in N. Prabhakaran's stories have an uncanny ability to expose the fault lines between the real and the unreal, the normal and the mad, as they explore their own inner worlds and psychic wounds. A pioneer of the post-modern aesthetic turn, N. Prabhakaran weaves the nitty-gritty of everyday, small-town lives into his imaginative tales. Set in northern Kerala, these five stories are steeped in folklore, nature, factional politics and the intricacies of human relationships. Brilliantly translated by Jayasree Kalathil, Diary of a Malayali Madman marks the very first time this major Indian writer's work is available in English. |
| we should all be feminists: Mr Salary Sally Rooney, 2019-01-03 Faber Stories, a landmark series of individual volumes, presents masters of the short story form at work in a range of genres and styles. My love for him felt so total and so annihilating that it was often impossible for me to see him clearly at all.Years ago, Sukie moved in with Nathan because her mother was dead and her father was difficult, and she had nowhere else to go. Now they are on the brink of the inevitable.Sally Rooney is one of the most acclaimed young talents of recent years. With her minute attention to the power dynamics in everyday speech, she builds up sexual tension and throws a deceptively low-key glance at love and death. |
| we should all be feminists: Here We Are Kelly Jensen, 2017-01-24 LET'S GET THE FEMINIST PARTY STARTED! Have you ever wanted to be a superheroine? Join a fandom? Create the perfect empowering playlist? Understand exactly what it means to be a feminist in the twenty-first century? You’ve come to the right place. Forty-four writers, dancers, actors, and artists contribute essays, lists, poems, comics, and illustrations about everything from body positivity to romance to gender identity to intersectionality to the greatest girl friendships in fiction. Together, they share diverse perspectives on and insights into what feminism means and what it looks like. Come on in, turn the pages, and be inspired to find your own path to feminism by the awesome individuals in Here We Are. Welcome to one of the most life-changing parties around! |
| we should all be feminists: 12 Rules for Life Jordan B. Peterson, 2018-01-16 The #1 Sunday Times and International Bestseller from 'the most influential public intellectual in the Western world right now' (New York Times) What are the most valuable things that everyone should know? Acclaimed clinical psychologist Jordan Peterson has influenced the modern understanding of personality, and now he has become one of the world's most popular public thinkers, with his lectures on topics from the Bible to romantic relationships to mythology drawing tens of millions of viewers. In an era of unprecedented change and polarizing politics, his frank and refreshing message about the value of individual responsibility and ancient wisdom has resonated around the world. In this book, he provides twelve profound and practical principles for how to live a meaningful life, from setting your house in order before criticising others to comparing yourself to who you were yesterday, not someone else today. Happiness is a pointless goal, he shows us. Instead we must search for meaning, not for its own sake, but as a defence against the suffering that is intrinsic to our existence. Drawing on vivid examples from the author's clinical practice and personal life, cutting edge psychology and philosophy, and lessons from humanity's oldest myths and stories, 12 Rules for Life offers a deeply rewarding antidote to the chaos in our lives: eternal truths applied to our modern problems. |
| we should all be feminists: Difficult Women Helen Lewis, 2020-02-27 Well-behaved women don't make history: difficult women do. 'This is the antidote to saccharine you-go-girl fluff. Effortlessly erudite and funny' Caroline Criado-Perez Strikers in saris. Bomb-throwing suffragettes. The pioneer of the refuge movement who became a men's rights activist. Forget feel-good heroines: meet the feminist trailblazers who have been airbrushed from history for being 'difficult' - and discover how they made a difference. Here are their stories in all their shocking, funny and unvarnished glory. ** Shortlisted in the 2020 Parliamentary Book Awards ** 'All the history you need to understand why you're so furious, angry and still hopeful about being a woman now. A book that is part intellectual weapon in your handbag, part cocktail with a friend' Caitlin Moran 'Compulsive, rigorous, unforgettable, hilarious and devastating' Hadley Freeman 'A great manifesto for all those women who have never been very good at being well-behaved.' Mary Beard 'Difficult Women is full of vivid detail, jam-packed with research and fizzing with provocation' Sunday Times |
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In "We Should All Be Feminists," Adichie compellingly argues that we must challenge long-held beliefs and gender stereotypes that perpetuate inequality between men and women. She …
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Feb 3, 2015 · NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The highly acclaimed, provocative essay on feminism and sexual politics—from the award-winning author of Americanah. "A call to action, …
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In this classic talk that started a worldwide conversation about feminism, Adichie asks that we begin to dream about and plan for a different, fairer world -- of happier men and women who …
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“We Should All Be Feminists” is based on Adichie’s December 2012 TED talk. In the essay’s introduction, Adichie states that her aim in delivering the speech was to challenge …
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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 …
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African women enact the ethos that Adichie purports in her famous “We Should All Be Feminists” (2013b) TEDx talk. Since African traditionalists can sometimes be at odds with modern feminisms, it is worth observing the ways that women in the black …
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Perhaps one of the main reasons feminists should care about access to medicines1 (A2M) is that we have been caught short by the COVID-19 pandemic in terms of ... Indeed, we should have done so long ago. No issue combines such a toxic brew of global political economy, corporate power and interests, technology, law, and human rights in the way ...
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proposal that we should reconceive all rapes as torture. Catharine MacKinnon first made this suggestion in 1993 (MacKinnon 1993) at a time when the international community was facing up to the real-ities of mass rape in the former Yugoslavia. Feminists were mobil-ising against what was perceived to be the lack of interest in bringing
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You should aim to be successful, but not too successful. Otherwise, you will threaten the man.’” — “***Flawless feat. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie,” Beyoncé album When Beyoncé dropped her album in December of 2013, Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie soared to recognition when her viral “We Should All Be Feminists”
All things considered, should feminists embrace basic income?
1999). Equality of condition therefore requires both that care work should be recognised, valued and supported, and that it should be equally shared between men and women. Before we look at basic income at all, we can discern a potential conflict between these egalitarian objectives, namely that any attempt to give more
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ongoing goals for all feminists should include finding greater and more mean-150 Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion 31.2 ... we should seek creative solutions to issues of accessibility. The scholarly and online work of Muslim feminists is both encouraging and empowering. However, any discussion of feminist studies in Islam would be
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‘We should all be feminists’, proclaimed the writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie in her celebrated 2014 essay of that name. But a survey conducted in Britain a year later by the polling organisation YouGov found that many women were not so sure. Most agreed that feminism was still needed, but around half said they ‘would not call them-
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lege sample, we hypothesized that, due to the wide adoption of liberal feminist ideologies among middle-class women and the negativity often associated with radical feminism, liberal feminists, as a group, would be viewed as more warm than radical feminists. Next, we expanded our sample to the general public and
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The study of sex and gender should perhaps be charged with offering a new framework from which improvements in psychological well-being can be re-examined. The notion of androgyny as a balance of loosely defined masculinity and femininity gives all the signals of being outdated. Notwithstanding the demise of Bem’s 1970s
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know people who are considered third-wave feminists who are 20 years older than me. Maybe we’re onto the fourth wave now. Maybe the fourth wave is online. Jessica Valenti, founder of Feministing.org (Solomon 2009). The need for unity is often misnamed as a need for homogeneity. Audre Lorde Introduction
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We know that the question of whether all feminists should be lesbians is not new. We have had to work out our ideas on the subject because often when we talk about our politics and what it means to say men are the enemy, with other women, we are asked whether we are saying that all feminists should be lesbians. We realise that the topic is ...
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ENG 100: Society's Negative Perception of Feminism
The second stereotype associated with feminism is that feminists hate men and want power over them. This stereotype is not true. Feminists just work to end the patriarchy, or male dominated society, that we live in. Because we live in a male dominated society, destructive male behavior is often excused or ignored.
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research relationships with them’ (Unger, 1998c[1983]: 141). Feminists – and others – have taken up the challenge of using reflexivity to inform alternative
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feminists, but to all feminists. All feminists should be radical (Z. ... "If we must die, then better with weapon in hand .... I could not control this violence" (Altbach, 1984, pp. 337-338). On the other hand, Petra Kelly (1983) holds that the use or even threat of force to end force is a contradiction. She defends active pacifism and ...
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or all feminists "bash men." While it is true that feminists are stereotyped as man-hating, aggressive females in a society that values the trait of ... (actually he dictates to us what we should say). If only we will do that (that is, "regularly say 'some men,' 'many men/or 'a few men' commit the atrocities"), then good men like him will join our
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48). Ultimately, We Should All Be Feminists redefines feminism, clarifying that it is something both men and women should embrace; however, until people stop limiting gender roles, it will be nearly impossible to create such change. The underlying obstacle surrounding feminism is that society tends to let gender define
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contrast, claiming innocent virtue and victimhood for all women. While some men are abusive and should be stopped, #MeToo, like “rape culture,” colours all men as abusive or potentially abusive. This provides a basis in “safety” for feminists to call for greater priority for women in all fields and the sidelining of men.8
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steps. ‘But here, where every woman should be, at her husband’s side’.” Bedell substitutes her preference for Alcott’s, using the imperious regal we: “We don’t believe her when she says she is happy in her descent to equality.” (xxxviii). “We” are radical Feminists who do not believe in equality, refuse to allow other
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‘We Should All Be Feminists’, she has blossomed as a speaker. The first talk was superb. The number of views is proof of that. But with the second, you can see that she is there to enjoy the moment. She’s on a bigger stage and she ‘owns’ it immediately, making much more eye contact with the audience than during her previous talk ...
Is there a place for Feminists in a Christian Church? - JSTOR
the present or normative as to how we should conceive of God or relate to one another. We must formulate what it is that we think to be good and true and ethical, without having to justify what we want to say with reference to the past. That is not, of course, to say that we start with a blank sheet. We are not people without a past.
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We Should All Be Feminists written by Kathleen M. Pike, PhD March 11, 2022 International Women’s Day took place this past Tuesday, March 8th. Adopted by the United Nations in 1977, its origins are rooted in the earlier twentieth-century social …
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act, how we measure and compare the value of conse-quences, and so on. These are complicated questions, and there are many different versions of consequentialism and many different versions of deontology. Some deontologists think that we should never lie, others that we can lie under certain circumstances – some think that we should never
INCLUDING RACE IN FEMINIST THEORY - VAWnet
Or should we concentrate on the relations between race end gender and ignore for the moment the consequences of this for a class analysis? Or should we back ... constitutes them as a social group and forms the basis of a feminist standpoint common to all women. Hartsock proposes that feminists lay aside the differences among women across race
Choice Feminism and the Fear of Politics - JSTOR
are partial; we will inevitably exclude, offend, or alienate some of those whom we should wish to have as allies. The political concerns and dilemmas to which choice feminism responds are very real. However, we can take seriously the political motiva tions behind choice feminism without withdrawing from politics.
Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions
Jan 17, 2017 · care-giving should be gender-neutral, and we should be asking not whether a woman can ‘do it all’ but how best to support parents in their dual duties at work and at home. Second Suggestion Do it together. Remember in primary school we learned that a verb was a ‘doing’ word? Well, a father is as much a verb as a mother.
Is there a place for Feminists in a Christian Church? - JSTOR
the present or normative as to how we should conceive of God or relate to one another. We must formulate what it is that we think to be good and true and ethical, without having to justify what we want to say with reference to the past. That is not, of course, to say that we start with a blank sheet. We are not people without a past.
Liberal Feminism - University of San Diego
In fact, many of us who are liberal feminists to the extent that we believe that women’s interests are best served by working toward a state of affairs where the expectations and opportunities for men and women are the same, do not ... All we can in general demand is that our sacrifices should not be fruitless, and that if we give up some ...
Choice Feminism and the Fear of Politics - JSTOR
are partial; we will inevitably exclude, offend, or alienate some of those whom we should wish to have as allies. The political concerns and dilemmas to which choice feminism responds are very real. However, we can take seriously the political motiva tions behind choice feminism without withdrawing from politics.
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WE SHOULD ALL BE FEMINISTS, DE CHIMAMANDA NGOZI ADICHIE: Estudio comparado de las traducciones al gallego y al castellano desde una perspectiva feminista y poscolonial Autora: María del Pilar Castro Rivas Directora: Dra. Pilar Godayol Máster en Traducción Especializada Traducción, género y postcolonialismo Curso 2020/21 Fecha: 29/08/2021
Ethnocentrism and Socialist-Feminist Theory - JSTOR
This paper, of 1985, was a response to the criticisms by black feminists of white socialist-feminist theory (see Feminist Review issue 17). We assumed that all white feminists would have to re-assess their work in the light of these telling criticisms. Raising our heads above the parapet,
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We Should All Be Feminists Okoloma was one of my greatest childhood friends. He lived on my street and looked after me like a big brother: if I liked a boy, I would ask Okoloma’s opinion. Okoloma was funny and intelligent and wore cowboy boots that were pointy at the tips. In December 2005, in a plane crash in southern Nigeria, Okoloma died.
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We Should All Be Feminists (2014). Purple Hibiscus. is narrated by Kambili Achike, a 15-year-old girl who lives in Enugu in postcolonial Nigeria. Her father is a wealthy, revered Catholic authoritarian and political activist. However, he abuses his wife and children and demonizes his Igbo culture, denouncing his own elderly father. ...
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Equality of Opportunities vs Equality of Results: Improving
Women: Should Feminists Support Quo-tas?' (EPW, August 12, 2000) as I am by its content. Firstly, the title assumes that feminists in India were waiting all this while for Dhanda's approval and clear-ance before they decided what stand or course of action they should take on the issue of quotas for women. Dhanda should
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of African women. As the world recovers from the pandemic, African feminists, gender and women rights activists should work towards ensuring that women and girls do not loose the gains that they had before the onset of the pandemic in 2020. Ladies and Gentlemen, Feminism is about all genders having equal rights and opportunities.
SHOULD FEMINISTS DEFEND SELF-DEFENSE? - JSTOR
selves against an unjust threat, we should insist that men take responsibility for not posing that threat in the first place.2 But there are also concerns about whether self-defense really protects women against sexual violence. After all, most self-defense courses teach women to protect themselves against attacks
Feminism and social work: Where next for an engaged
We should also care for others—family, friends, community—we had a duty to each ... doubt, “typical” feminists: white, middle-class, middle-aged, colonising nation,
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We should all be feminists • Universal feminism Not a men vs women issue • Sexism is everywhere –2010. We cannot all succeed when half of us are held back • Global education for girls No female leaders, just leaders • Leaning in When you expose a problem you pose a problem • The feminist killjoy
Trying to Make the Personal Political: Feminism and …
Not all feminists believed that CR groups were effective or useful, but for many women participation in such groups proved to be transforma-tional. Anita Shreve (1990) writes: ... We’ve been coming together to form consciousness-raising or rap groups. In the process, we have discovered a commonality in our
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Dec 1, 1993 · While feminists disagree on a variety of issues, all feminists and, I suspect, many men and women who would not call themselves feminists, agree that men and women ought to have the same options open to them at the same costs and with the same attendant risks. In other words, they hold that the playing field should be level.
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in language and discourse studies is of course part of what feminists in academia have for many years criticized and sought to change across male-stream disciplines in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences (Gordon, 1986; Harding, 1986; ... we should expect dozens of books, hundreds of articles and con-ference papers, and special ...
PRESENTATION LÉA CLERMONT-DION 1 - Council of Europe
We initiated a public letter published in a national newspaper: Misoynie 2.0 who was signed by 48 feminists from all horizons. Women of color, queer women and transgender women had signed that letter that alleged increasing cyberviolence against women. We initiated a public debate about that topic. Finally, we were right.
