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Ted Talk analysis

  Name of the Ted Talk : We Should All be Feminist  Speaker: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie  Duration: 30 mins 16 sec  Ted talk  The speaker of the Ted Talk ' We should All be Feminist ' is Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. She is a Nigerian writer who has diversity in her work.  The Ted Talk later was also published as an essay.  Adichie is seen shattering various myths associated with the word " Feminist". She establishes that anyone who believes in equal rights for both genders is a feminist. She touches upon topics such as gender pay gaps, subtle discrimination in the society, narrow definition of masculinity, focus on ability instead of gender.  She also speaks about how marriage is seen as an owner instead of a partnership. It is often the woman who has to sacrifice her dreams, her career, her passion in a marriage.  Towards the end of the speech, she challenges the societal norms and the culture where women are made to feel like lesser beings by mak...