A critical analysis of the gender question in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s We Should All Be Feminists

Abstract

This study chiefly focuses on gender-based issues in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s We Should All Be Feminists. Applying the theory of social constructionism and qualitative resources such as critical analyses of the salient points in the text, this paper argues that women are grossly undervalued in the African context. This is not only because of the prejudiced societal constructions of femininity in the continent but additionally, due to the pattern of training to which young men are exposed. Hence, these authors advocate special trainings for boys in ways that would imbue them with respect for women. The absence of a formidable gender parity beginning from infancy destroys the man-woman relations as well as enfeebles women in the Nigerian society.