Reading We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie stirred something in me. It did not feel like I was simply reading words on a page. It felt like I was being asked to look inward, to sit with uncomfortable truths and to ask myself the kind of existential questions that do not leave you unchanged: Who am I? What do I want to be? Who am I growing into? How much of myself is truly mine and how much has been shaped by the world around me? What struck me most is how simple and clear Adichie makes feminism feel, even while speaking about something so layered, so misunderstood, and so widely distorted. Feminism is not about women ruling over men. It is about social, economic, and political equality. It is about dismantling the gender hierarchy that has been normalised for centuries. It is about refusing the idea that one gender must always dominate while the other must adjust, shrink or obey. Even though Adichie grew up in Nigeria and spoke from a deeply specific cultural contex...
I was in 9th grade when a classmate confided in me and said, " How come you understand things so easily and the way no one else does ?" That statement stayed with me. By the time I was in 10th grade, I had started borrowing psychology books from seniors in 11th and 12th. I was deeply curious about this subject called Psychology . It felt like a good fit for me, but I needed more than just a vague feeling. As I skimmed through chapters on memory, learning, and abnormal behaviour, I felt something click. I was intrigued. Excited. For the first time, I was choosing subjects based on genuine interest rather than what was enforced, regardless of aptitude. That freedom was empowering. By 11th and 12th grade, it became a clear choice: this was what I wanted to pursue in my undergraduate studies. I went on to do my Honours in Applied Psychology, and honestly, every day in that course reaffirmed my decision. Especially in the classes of a few unforgettable professors, I found myself t...