Perhaps it is time to debate culture. The common story is that in "real" African culture, before it was tainted by the west, gender roles were rigid and women were contentedly oppressed.
I was stained by failure. - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
I was stained by failure.
- Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Culture does not make people. People make culture. - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Culture does not make people. People make culture.
You deserve to take up space. - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
You deserve to take up space.
All over the world, girls are raised to be make themselves likeable, to twist themselves into shapes that suit other people. Please do not twist your… - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
All over the world, girls are raised to be make themselves likeable, to twist themselves into shapes that suit other people. Please do not twist your…
There are people who dislike you because you do not dislike yourself. - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
There are people who dislike you because you do not dislike yourself.
Our histories cling to us. We are shaped by where we come from. - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Our histories cling to us. We are shaped by where we come from.
Never ever accept 'Because You Are A Woman' as a reason for doing or not doing anything. - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Never ever accept 'Because You Are A Woman' as a reason for doing or not doing anything.
If you start thinking about being likable you are not going to tell your story honestly. - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
If you start thinking about being likable you are not going to tell your story honestly.
We teach girls to shrink themselves, to make themselves smaller. We say to girls: 'You can have ambition, but not too much. You should aim to be succ… - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
We teach girls to shrink themselves, to make themselves smaller. We say to girls: 'You can have ambition, but not too much. You should aim to be succ…
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