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 [Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie & Beyoncé]

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 successful, but not too

successful,

Otherwise, you will threaten the man"

Because I am female, I am expected to aspire to

marriage.

I am expected to make my life choices always

keeping in mind that marriage is the most important.

Now, marriage can be a source of joy and love and

mutual support..

But why do we teach girls to aspire to marriage and

we don't teach boys the same? 

We raise girls to see each other as competitors,

Not for jobs or for accomplishments, which I think

can be a good thing..

But for the attention of men. 

We teach girls that they cannot be sexual beings in

the way that boys are -

Feminist: A person who believes in the social,

political, and economic equality of the sexes.

flawless.