We Should All Be Feminists (talk)

We Should All Be Feminists is a 2012 TED Talk delivered by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. It was part of TEDxEuston in London, UK. The talk was later turned into a book-length essay of the same name. According to Adichie, she accepted an invitation to speak in London in 2012,[1] at TEDxEuston, because a series of talks focusing on African affairs was being organised by her brother Chuks, who worked in the technology and information development department there, and she wanted to help him.[2] In the talk, Adichie stressed the importance of reclaiming the word "feminist"[3] to combat the negative connotations previously associated with it.[4] She said that feminism should be about exploring the intersections of oppression, such as how class, race, gender and sexuality influence equal opportunities and human rights,[3][2] causing global gender gaps in education, pay and power.[4]

References

  1. ^ Behrmann 2017, p. 316.
  2. ^ a b Wagner 2015.
  3. ^ a b Anasuya 2015.
  4. ^ a b Behrmann 2017, p. 315.

Sources

  • Anasuya, Shreya Ila (20 June 2015). "Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Speaks as Well as She Writes, Maybe Better". Scroll.in. Cambridge, Massachusetts. Archived from the original on 5 June 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  • Behrmann, Erika M. (July 2017). "Book and Media Reviews: Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi. 'We Should All Be Feminists', TEDxEuston Talk". Women's Studies in Communication. 40 (3). Abingdon-on-Thames, Oxfordshire: Routledge: 315–316. doi:10.1080/07491409.2017.1334456. ISSN 0749-1409. OCLC 7082968906. Retrieved 11 May 2024. – via Taylor & Francis (subscription required)
  • Wagner, Erica (3 November 2015). "Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: 'I Wanted To Claim My Own Name'". British Vogue. London, UK. Archived from the original on 18 October 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
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