Yasmina and Koen discuss “We Should all be Feminists” by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Through open and honest discourse they share their thoughts on feminism and discuss their personal experiences with gender inequality. 

Links: 

PDF: https://people.unica.it/aideesu/files/2019/11/Chimamanda_Ngozi_Adichie_We_Should_All_Be_Feminiz-lib.org_.epub_.pdf 

TED Talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/chimamanda_ngozi_adichie_we_should_all_be_feminists?language=en 

TED Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/we-should-all-be-feminists/id1509561884?i=1000498770237 

Timestamps: 

0:40 We should all be feminist summary  

2:10 initial thoughts  

6:10 the importance of promoting a conversation  

11:55 Feminism with an asterisk  

26:58 What is it like to be a woman in stem?  

45:00 What do you do as a man to address the gender issues you’ve noticed?  

48:32 What does emasculation mean to you?  

51:14 Clothing and gender roles  

1:13:11 “Bottom Power” and Call Her Daddy  

1:22:10 Powerful Quotes

Yasmina and Koen introduce themselves and interview one another on episode 0 of Open Thought. Through a Q&A style, they bounce between banter, techno-pessimism and brutal honesty as they discuss topics ranging from Space Balls, taking down TikTok, and teaching compassion.

- Introduction - (00:00) 

- "What are your Top 3 favorite movies?" - (04:40)

- Space Balls - (09:50)

- "What makes you seriously consider getting out of bed in the morning?" - (13:00)

- "What are you currently listening to?" - (22:00)

- Taking down TikTok and Social Media - (26:10)

- "If you had a dog, what kind would it be and why does the breed you chose look like you?" - (45:30)

- "If you had a child and you could only impart one lesson, what would that lesson be?" - (48:00)

Yasmina and Koen review and discuss The Other Americans by Laila Lalami.