We Should All Be Feminists

We Should All Be Feminists (2014) by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is a book-length essay, published by Fourth Estate, it talks about the definition of feminism for the 21st century.

Quotes

• "Boys and girls are undeniably different biologically, but socialization exaggerates the differences, and then starts a self-fulfilling process."
  • p. 12
  • Society and the girl child

• "Gender is not an easy conversation to have. It makes people uncomfortable, sometimes even irritable. Both men and women are resistant to talk about gender, or are quick to dismiss the problems of gender. Because thinking of changing the status quo is always uncomfortable."
  • pp. 13
  • Status quo of Gender

• "Culture does not make people. People make culture. If it is true that the full humanity of women is not our culture, then we can and must make it our culture."
  • pp. 15-16
  • Culture and the people