We Should All Be Feminists
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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。
What does “feminism” mean today？ That is the question at the heart of We Should All Be Feminists， a personal， eloquently-argued essay – adapted from her much-viewed Tedx talk of the same name – by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie， the award-winning author of ‘Americanah’ and ‘Half of a Yellow Sun’。 With humour and levity， here Adichie offers readers a unique definition of feminism for the twenty-first century – one rooted in inclusion and awareness。 She shines a light not only on blatant discrimination， but also the more insidious， institutional behaviours that marginalise women around the world， in order to help readers of all walks of life better understand the often masked realities of sexual politics。 Throughout， she draws extensively on her own experiences – in the U。S。， in her native Nigeria – offering an artfully nuanced explanation of why the gender divide is harmful for women and men， alike。 Argued in the same observant， witty and clever prose that has made Adichie a best-selling novelist， here is one remarkable author’s exploration of what it means to be a woman today – and an of-the-moment rallying cry for why we should all be feminists。
What does “feminism” mean today？ That is the question at the heart of We Should All Be Feminists， a personal， eloquently-argued essay – adapted from her much-viewed Tedx talk of the same name – by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie， the award-winning author of ‘Americanah’ and ‘Half of a Yellow Sun’。 With humour and levity， here Adichie offers readers a unique definition of feminism for the twenty-first century – one rooted in inclusion and awareness。 She shines a light not only on blatant discrimination， but also the more insidious， institutional behaviours that marginalise women around the world， in order to help readers of all walks of life better understand the often masked realities of sexual politics。 Throughout， she draws extensively on her own experiences – in the U。S。， in her native Nigeria – offering an artfully nuanced explanation of why the gender divide is harmful for women and men， alike。 Argued in the same observant， witty and clever prose that has made Adichie a best-selling novelist， here is one remarkable author’s exploration of what it means to be a woman today – and an of-the-moment rallying cry for why we should all be feminists。
Reviews
Lisa
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I really enjoyed this essay- I listened to it （read by the author） and it was only 45 minutes so I assume the written version is pretty short。 It’s is excellent and I found myself nodding for most of the book。 My one critique would be feminism is looked at through a total binary lense。 I almost gave it five stars but I couldn’t for that reason。
chels
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Wow what a great listen！ I loved hearing the author read her words。 Her acknowledging how feminism is viewed in her culture and almost has certain derogatory terms to demean women was interesting to hear。 The pushback many women have received from men in regards to behaviour seems to be a universal experience amongst all women。 I also agreed with the way that people respond when you self-identify as a feminist。 Language is so powerful and I don't believe that it is often recognized until someone Wow what a great listen！ I loved hearing the author read her words。 Her acknowledging how feminism is viewed in her culture and almost has certain derogatory terms to demean women was interesting to hear。 The pushback many women have received from men in regards to behaviour seems to be a universal experience amongst all women。 I also agreed with the way that people respond when you self-identify as a feminist。 Language is so powerful and I don't believe that it is often recognized until someone has an issue with it。 Feminism is not simply about women， but why having woman as the forefront of the term so problematic？ This was a great reflection if the female experience and sincerely describes why we should all be feminist。 。。。more
Valentina Ojeda
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Es un muy buen libro para comenzar con el feminismo y entender la problemática real 💜
Alex Molines
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Amazing and simplistic。 Exactly how feminism should be
nimra
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important！！still loved it just as much on the re read。
Evie
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Amazing。 Must read！
Bookstories 🍀
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Me gustó， me pareció importante leerlo y entender ciertas cosas。 Como siempre que leo libros sobre feminismo me doy cuenta que hay cosas que la sociedad o la misma cultura nos ha metido en la cabeza， actitudes o situaciones que son muy machistas y de a poco espero que como sociedad seamos capaces de ir cambiándolas y adaptándonos a lo que las mujeres somos y necesitamos。Pero es un libro pequeño y que no tiene un gran contenido así que no puedo darle mas nota que esa。
Laura B
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“All of us， women and men， must do better。”This is the second book that I have read from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie， and I enjoyed it just as much as I did the first book。In this book， the writer talks about equality and the differences in society as a man or as a woman and how not everybody can see those differences。I also liked how it was quite short and therefore easy to finish。If you enjoyed this book， i would recommend reading Dear Ijeawele from the same author， because it mentions the same s “All of us， women and men， must do better。”This is the second book that I have read from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie， and I enjoyed it just as much as I did the first book。In this book， the writer talks about equality and the differences in society as a man or as a woman and how not everybody can see those differences。I also liked how it was quite short and therefore easy to finish。If you enjoyed this book， i would recommend reading Dear Ijeawele from the same author， because it mentions the same subjects as this book。 。。。more
Nidhi Johari
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Finished this book in one go and absolutely loved it。 This book motivated me to support fellow women and infuriated me that we normalized gender bias so much that now its a blurry line to all of us。
Eurica
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5 stars because it’s all the words women and men have wanted to say but could not due to gender expectations。 If anyone has a misguided view of what feminism， recommend this really short piece。 A non-reader can even get through。 I was 18 when I heard this Ted talk， I’m 21 now and I’m still as stunned to experience how Chimamanda summarized the experiences of men and women all over the world into 64 pages。
Irissska
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This book may seem pretty obvious to some ppl and that is good cz that means those ppl think of and understand the issues described here。 But unfortunately i am pretty sure a lot of ppl will argue with the author，disagree with her or see no problem at all。 I hope that one day we will all be feminists。
Emma Neil
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This book （essay？） felt pretty basic， to be honest。 It says ‘feminism’ shouldn’t be a bad word， I should be able to be a feminist and wear makeup， people assume men have more money than women and act accordingly， and women should be treated equally。 One anecdote goes ‘I walked into a restaurant and my male friend was greeted while I was not’。 Like， yeah！！ Of course all of those points make sense， but they’re both surface-level and I’ve heard them all many times before。 I guess I was looking for This book （essay？） felt pretty basic， to be honest。 It says ‘feminism’ shouldn’t be a bad word， I should be able to be a feminist and wear makeup， people assume men have more money than women and act accordingly， and women should be treated equally。 One anecdote goes ‘I walked into a restaurant and my male friend was greeted while I was not’。 Like， yeah！！ Of course all of those points make sense， but they’re both surface-level and I’ve heard them all many times before。 I guess I was looking for a text to rouse us to join the ranks of feminists with passion and fire！。。Two things just occurred to me: a） I’m probably not the target audience because I’ve engaged with some （some） feminist thought and also maybe because I’m a woman， and b） This was published in 2014。 That makes wayyy more sense。 People probably needed to hear this in 2014。 。。。more
Courtney Mathia
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Agreed with other comments that this should be required reading for everyone。
Andrea
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A quick read with a lot attached to it。 The author brings up so much that not only happens in Nigeria but everywhere。 How we all need to stand up for equals for everyone。
Eva
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I think if I had read this in high school I would have given it a 5/5， but at the place I am currently at in my ideas of feminism， it is too mild for me。 Regardless， my respect for Adichie is always great
Lívia Ferreira
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📘 O livro Sejamos Todos Feministas é uma versão modificada de uma palestra que Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie ministrou no TEDxEuston， e que está disponível no Youtube （inclusive， um trecho da palestra， na voz na própria autora， aparece na música Flawless， de Beyoncé 🎵- perfeita， né？！🤩）。📓 No livro， a autora instiga o leitor a refletir sobre a desigualdade de gênero ♀️♂️ - apresentando exemplos de situações que as mulheres enfrentam no cotidiano - e sobre a necessidade de mudança do status quo （por exe 📘 O livro Sejamos Todos Feministas é uma versão modificada de uma palestra que Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie ministrou no TEDxEuston， e que está disponível no Youtube （inclusive， um trecho da palestra， na voz na própria autora， aparece na música Flawless， de Beyoncé 🎵- perfeita， né？！🤩）。📓 No livro， a autora instiga o leitor a refletir sobre a desigualdade de gênero ♀️♂️ - apresentando exemplos de situações que as mulheres enfrentam no cotidiano - e sobre a necessidade de mudança do status quo （por exemplo， através da educação das crianças）。📘 Como ressalta a autora， “Se repetimos uma coisa várias vezes， ela se torna normal。 Se vemos uma coisa com frequência， ela se torna normal”。 Estereótipos sobre o papel das mulheres estão arraigados na sociedade， e é por esse motivo que o feminismo é tão necessário para a mudança desse padrão nocivo。📓 Eu adorei o livro e o recomendo para quem quiser uma reflexão inicial （é um livro pequeno） sobre o feminismo （principalmente homens – acredito que， assim como aconteceu com o amigo da autora， Louis， algumas fichas cairiam 🤯）。📘 Conheci o trabalho da autora Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie （💙） através do livro “Para educar crianças feministas: um manifesto” （muito interessante！） e da palestra sobre “O perigo de uma única história” （disponível no Youtube e também adaptada para livro）。 Ela aborda assuntos relevantes de maneira assertiva e envolvente。 A autora também é aclamada pelos romances “Meio sol amarelo”， “Hibisco roxo” e “Americanah” （todos na minha wishlist 🧾）。 。。。more
Andréa
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Note: I received a digital review copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley。
Rochelle
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Wish it was longer
Lori Van Looveren
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Leest zeer vlot， maar eerder geschikt voor mensen die voor het eerst over feminisme lezen。 Ikzelf heb niets ‘bijgeleerd’ door het lezen van dit boek。
Madhu Rao
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A great read！ A quick and easy read that addresses some of the pushback that one can get from calling him or herself a “feminist。” I enjoyed this one。
Lorrie
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If people would have read this 60 years ago， my life would have been much easier。 The corporate world of men resulted in a lot of guilt and self judgment for me。 This is a short but concise evaluation of where we have gone wrong and what needs to change。
Izzy
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Read in book formatWe should all be feminists and Chimamanda， you are right！ This book is an inspiration to all women （and men maybe）。 It highlights all of the things that women have to go through in Nigeria， purely because they are female。What I have liked about this book:🧍🏽♀️ The details about Nigeria ~ love learning about new cultures🧍🏽♀️ How relatable this book is to women 🧍🏽♀️ That feminism is something that is positive and not a bad thing at all🧍🏽♀️ How short the book was ~ 48 pages ~ Read in book formatWe should all be feminists and Chimamanda， you are right！ This book is an inspiration to all women （and men maybe）。 It highlights all of the things that women have to go through in Nigeria， purely because they are female。What I have liked about this book:🧍🏽♀️ The details about Nigeria ~ love learning about new cultures🧍🏽♀️ How relatable this book is to women 🧍🏽♀️ That feminism is something that is positive and not a bad thing at all🧍🏽♀️ How short the book was ~ 48 pages ~ easy to read， which made me stick with it Gender matters everywhere in the world。 And I would like today to ask what we should begin to dream about and plan for a different world。 A fairer world。 A world of happier men and happy women who are true to themselves。 And this is how to start: we must raise our daughters differently。 We must also raise our sons differently”“Masculinity is a hard， small cage， and we put boys inside this cage”We say to girls， ‘you can have ambition but not too much。 You should aim to be successful but not too successful， otherwise you will threaten the man。 If you are the breadwinner in your relationship with a man， pretend that you are not， especially in public， otherwise you will emasculate him’” “We teach girls shame。 Close your legs。 Cover yourself。 We make them feel as though by being born female， they are already guilty of something。 And so girls grow up to be women who cannot say they have desire。 Who silenced themselves。 Who cannot say what they really think。 Who have turned pretence into an art form”“All of us， men and women， must do better”Recommend: ✅ （to men and to women） 。。。more
lina！
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"Imagine how much happier we would be， how much freer to be our true individual selves， if we didn’t have the weight of gender expectations。"A short， yet thoroughly educational essay that perfectly encapsulates why we should all be feminists。 "Imagine how much happier we would be， how much freer to be our true individual selves， if we didn’t have the weight of gender expectations。"A short， yet thoroughly educational essay that perfectly encapsulates why we should all be feminists。 。。。more
Renee
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There are no earth shattering ideas put forth here， but Adichie’s voice is a valuable contribution to the same old same old。 She gives examples from her native Nigerian culture， both older and contemporary and also gives the enlightening perspective of an immigrant to the US。 Immigrants are often able to view social issues from a more distant and inquisitive perspective。 （Full disclosure: I emigrated from the US to Sweden。） The essay includes several personal narratives， which hold the reader’s There are no earth shattering ideas put forth here， but Adichie’s voice is a valuable contribution to the same old same old。 She gives examples from her native Nigerian culture， both older and contemporary and also gives the enlightening perspective of an immigrant to the US。 Immigrants are often able to view social issues from a more distant and inquisitive perspective。 （Full disclosure: I emigrated from the US to Sweden。） The essay includes several personal narratives， which hold the reader’s interest and keep the piece from becoming too clinical。Audio review: Adichie reads the essay herself with a calm， but animated voice。 Her reading is measured and precise， possibly to make her accent easier for Americans to understand。 The recording is 45 minutes long。 。。。more
Shefali Arya
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Good Read。 But still I Expected more of a solution orientated than emphasis on the problems all through the book。
Kristia
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yeah i mean，， correct
Reixel Soy Yo
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I'm not going to rate this "book" because it's not really a book， but a ted talk， so it's obvious that Chimamanda only talks superficially about a few topics and I would love to know more about her points of view and opinions。 It's not the same rating a ted talk than a book and the proper place to rate it， in my opinion， is not Goodreads。But the only thing clear for me is that I don't want to read or to listen to white privileged women， who have everything， talking about feminism and the "diffic I'm not going to rate this "book" because it's not really a book， but a ted talk， so it's obvious that Chimamanda only talks superficially about a few topics and I would love to know more about her points of view and opinions。 It's not the same rating a ted talk than a book and the proper place to rate it， in my opinion， is not Goodreads。But the only thing clear for me is that I don't want to read or to listen to white privileged women， who have everything， talking about feminism and the "difficulties" of their lives。 The real fight is in the less privileged women and modern "feminism" is fighting for stupidities like language or the "queer" （bullshit） non scientific theory， instead of fighting for the rights of the less privileged women。 。。。more
Nina Henke
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I really love this essay！ I’ve already watched the Ted talk before reading this， but it was so worth getting back into it。 I think it very mutch captures the female experience and the basic issues feminism deals with。 It is really well written and good to follow。 I also like that Ngozi Adichie gives a lot of her own experiences in nigerian culture。 I think it is interesting to be aware of the differences between social structures and comparing them with my own experience。
Jessie
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Loved it。 I liked all the short stories from her personal life。 Definitely provided insight and food for thought。
Devanshi （ambivert_reader）
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