In moments of danger, when women emerge by their side, men utter no protest. Yet…men refuse to see the capabilities of women.
— Huda Shaarawi
Themes
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- You must judge a man by the work of his hands.also about fairness
- Men have singled out women of outstanding merit and put them on a pedestal to avoid recognizing the capabilities of all women.also about fairness
- Every man who is pushed by his selfishness to trespass on the legitimate rights of women is robbing the rights of others and bringing harm to his country. He is an obstacle preventing the country from benefiting from the abilities and efforts of half the nation or more.also about fairness
- As I have always affirmed, nobody’s ambition is worth the blood of any Nigerian.also about fairness
- Some people ask: “Why the word feminist? Why not just say you are a believer in human rights, or something like that?” Because that would be dishonest. Feminism is, of course, part of human rights in general—but to choose to use the vague expression human rights is to deny the specific and particular problem of gender. It would be a way of pretending that it was not women who have, for centuries, been excluded. It would be a way of denying that the problem of gender targets women.also about fairness
- What a country needs to do is be fair to all its citizens - whether people are of a different ethnicity or gender.also about justice