We Should All Be Feminists (talk)
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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]
