Firm Feminism
Before I got to know more about feminism I have always had doubts about the kind of feminism that is practiced by women in Nigeria. Let me first say that feminism and gender equality are two worlds apart . Feminism is all about women's right, to fairness in treatment at the work place( especially in salary) , marriage, rights to vote, rights to speak up for what she believes in without being labelled 'woman talk' , feminism is about speaking up for voiceless women eg on rape cases and domestic violence. Nigerian women( most of them) need to be educated on what feminism is about. I think the pain of being in terrible relationships has robbed them of their ability to think in a straight and logical way. So they come out on a mission to find the peace that was lost intentionally , using what they have to convince me that I do not need a man to be happy, I am all I need, that there is a sisterhood that is always available to open the...