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Mar 23, 2017
Leah
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Concise and powerful. We should all read this book.
2017 Reading Challenge Category: A book by a person of color.
2017 Reading Challenge Category: A book by a person of color.
Aug 03, 2016
Veena
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The book contains the tall given by the author on TED. The author touches all the topics which lead to feminism. The need of it today and lack of it ages ago. She also talks about how men have become the standard by which even women are judged. The author throughout makes it clear that men and women are two different genders. But to associate one gender to a chore is unfair. She says,'what if, in raising children, we focus on ability instead of gender? What if we focus on Interest instead of gen
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This is a 50 page, very small book. It is based on Chimamanda's Ted Talk in 2012. She explains how her quest for equality between the genders in simple things got her the 'feminist' title and how the word equates to 'supporting terrorism' in some parts of the world. It is more of an essay than a book, nevertheless a very poignant article.
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A great thought provoking book. I am also a feminist who thinks yes there is a problem with gender and we all need to acknowledge this and work towards a solution
A great thought provoking book. I am also a feminist who thinks yes there is a problem with gender and we all need to acknowledge this and work towards a solution
