Adichie

I really enjoyed hearing Adichie's lecture and I think she is truly an inspiring human being. I appreciated how candid she was throughout the entire lecture, and her presence filled the room to encourage both women and men to educate themselves on feminism and to believe it I think it spoke to each person in the audience in different ways.  For me, she brought up many topics that I think are often times overlooked in the monotony of everyday life because I, as a woman, am so used to how our culture is gendered that I often forget to really think about it and how it affects my opportunities and life in general. Most of what she said really spoke to me, but one thing in particular that she said really made me think. She said something along the lines of, "Don't worry about men so much. Girls are raised to think so much about men but men are not raised to do the same about girls." This made me really reflect on our culture and the differences between men and women and I find this statement to be incredibly true based on both my personal experiences and the experiences that I have read and heard.  I think as women we are constantly second guessing ourselves, and we are almost raised to do that whether that's in school, as a parent, or in the workplace.  Adichie really brought this to my attention, and I thought her lecture was extremely informative and well-done.