Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie in her 2013 ted talk defined a feminist as a person who believes in the social, political and economic equality of the sexes, on this episode, Charis and I pick up from that definition, discuss our feminist beliefs and address whether feminism should address male issues like toxic masculinity. We also discuss the danger of having personal convictions in a movement and come to the conclusion that it is going to take collective effort to move forward. (Editor Aanu realizes that we did not cover the topic of female enablers of patriarchy amongst other things, it is a pretty broad topic, till next time so stay tuned.)

Chimamanda’s ted talk: We should all be feminists https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hg3umXU_qWc

The book Charis spoke about: Headscarves and Hymens: Why the Middle East Needs a Sexual Revolution by Mona Elthaway https://www.amazon.com/Headscarves-Hymens-Middle-Sexual-Revolution/dp/0374536651

Kimberlé Crenshaw’s ted talk on intersectional feminism: The urgency of intersectionality https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akOe5-UsQ2o

Organisations that help;

Stand to End Rape Initiative https://standtoendrape.org/Contact; +2348095967000 or contactus@standtoendrape.org

Women At Risk International Foundation https://warifng.org/ Contact; +23480092100009

Mirabel Centre https://mirabelcentre.org/Contact; 08155770000

Statistics about false rape allegations: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21164210/ , https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-45565684

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