Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Quote
Because human beings lived then in a world in which physical strength was the mostimportant attribute for survival; the physically stronger person was more likely to lead.And men in general are physically stronger. (There are of course many exceptions.)Today, we live in a vastly diʃerent world. The person more qualiɹed to lead is not thephysically stronger person. It is the more intelligent, the more knowledgeable, the morecreative, more innovative. And there are no hormones for those attributes. A man is aslikely as a woman to be intelligent, innovative, creative. We have evolved. But ourideas of gender have not evolved very much.
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Because human beings lived then in a world in which physical strength was the mostimportant attribute for survival; the physically stronger person was more likely to lead.And men in general are physically stronger. (There are of course many exceptions.)Today, we live in a vastly diʃerent world. The person more qualiɹed to lead is not thephysically stronger person. It is the more intelligent, the more knowledgeable, the morecreative, more innovative. And there are no hormones for those attributes. A man is aslikely as a woman to be intelligent, innovative, creative. We have evolved. But ourideas of gender have not evolved very much.
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About Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Born in Enugu, Enugu State, Nigeria, Adichie's childhood was influenced by the aftermath of colonial rule, and the Nigerian Civil War which took the lives of both of her grandfathers. The war was the setting for her first novel and the subject of her second. Most of her works explore the themes of religion, Americanization, immigration, racism, gender, marriage, motherhood and womanhood. She was educated at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka and moved to the United States at nineteen to complete her education. She first published the poetry collection Decisions in 1997, which was followed by a play, For Love of Biafra, in 1998. In less than ten years, she published eight books: novels, book essays and collections, memoirs, and children's books. Adichie has cited Chinua Achebe, Buchi Emecheta, Enid Blyton and other authors as inspirations. Her style juxtaposes Western and African influences, particularly focusing on her own Igbo language and culture.
Adichie's 2009 TED Talk "The Danger of a Single Story" is one of the most viewed TED Talks of all time. Her 2012 talk "We Should All Be Feminists", was sampled by Beyoncé and featured on a tee-shirt by the French fashion house Dior in 2016. Adichie advocates using fashion as a medium to break down stereotypes and was recognised for her Wear Nigerian Campaign with a Shorty Award in 2018. Both her written works and public speaking encourage recognition of the diversity of humanity and the need for equality. She has received numerous academic awards, fellowships, and honourary degrees, among them a MacArthur Fellowship in 2008 and an induction into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2017.