Theresa May has allowed her husband to shine. There must be more than male benevolence as the basis for a women’s well-being.įeminism Lite uses the language of “allowing.” Theresa May is the British prime minister, and here is how a progressive British newspaper described her husband: “Phillip May is known in politics as a man who has taken a back seat and allowed his wife, Theresa, to shine.” You either believe in the full equality of men and women, or you do not.įeminism Lite uses analogies like “He is the head and you are the neck.” Or, “He is driving but you are in the front seat.” More troubling is the idea, in Feminism Lite, that men are naturally superior but should be expected to “treat women well.” No. It is a hollow, appeasing and bankrupt idea. It is the idea of conditional female equality. Here is one of her suggestions.īeware the danger of what I call Feminism Lite. Adichie’s new book, Dear Iljeawele, is her response, and it contains 15 suggestions for how to empower a daughter to become a strong, independent woman. Sacha Vega/iStock Writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie calls out Feminism Lite - “a hollow, appeasing and bankrupt idea.”Ī few years ago, Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie received a letter from a childhood friend and new mother, asking her how she could raise her baby girl to be a feminist.
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