{"id":6684,"date":"2015-07-02T06:42:22","date_gmt":"2015-07-02T06:42:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/?p=6684"},"modified":"2015-10-28T07:59:52","modified_gmt":"2015-10-28T07:59:52","slug":"being-female-in-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/being-female-in-nigeria","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian Women Share The Discrimination They Face Every Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"a6b39195b99473d6c9dd698db2668010\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:2px 0 2px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<center>\r\n\r\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\r\nfunction ShorterThan(widthMax) {\r\n                if (screen.width < widthMax) {return true;}  \r\n                else {return false}\r\n    }\r\nvar LimitWidth = 728\r\nvar MobileZoneID = 348996\r\nvar DesktopZoneID = 348995   \r\n<!--\/\/<![CDATA[\r\n   document.MAX_ct0 ='';\r\n   var m3_u = (location.protocol=='https:'?'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?':'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?');\r\n   var m3_r = Math.floor(Math.random()*99999999999);\r\n   document.write (\"<scr\"+\"ipt type='text\/javascript' src='\"+m3_u);\r\n   if (ShorterThan(LimitWidth)) {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+MobileZoneID);} else {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+DesktopZoneID);}\r\n   document.write(\"&nodis=1\");\r\n   document.write ('&cb=' + m3_r);\r\n   if (document.MAX_used != ',') document.write (\"&exclude=\" + document.MAX_used);\r\n   document.write (document.charset ? 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Nigerian women, and a few men, used the hashtag to share stories of their experiences with everyday gender discrimination\u00a0in the country.<\/p>\n<h2>It started small<\/h2>\n<p>A small book club of only 15 members called the Abuja book group started the trend. They were inspired to spark this discussion after reading Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie\u2019s essay \u201cEveryone Should Be a Feminist.\u201d Ngozi is a well-known Nigerian author who had a very famous TED Talk that ended up being sampled by Beyonc\u00e9 in a song called \u201cFlawless.\u201d The book club&#8217;s discussion quickly turned into a conversation about people&#8217;s experiences with gender discrimination. After sharing their stories, members of the group thought that these experiences should be extended to a wider audience. They began tweeting with the hashtag #BeingFemaleInNigeria.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6693\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6693\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-6693\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/07\/chimamanda.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/07\/chimamanda.jpg 580w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/07\/chimamanda-451x300.jpg 451w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6693\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fueradelexpediente.com.ar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/chimamanda.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>{adinserter CNP5}<\/p>\n<h2>Some Stories Were Common<\/h2>\n<p>This user commented on how men and women customers are often treated differently.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6689\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/07\/Screen-Shot-2015-07-02-at-1.47.30-AM.jpg\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2015-07-02 at 1.47.30 AM\" width=\"700\" height=\"242\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Some Were Relatable to Women Everywhere<\/h2>\n<p>Many women pointed out the pressure they felt to stay in relationships and get married.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6688\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/07\/Screen-Shot-2015-07-02-at-1.36.05-AM.jpg\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2015-07-02 at 1.36.05 AM\" width=\"700\" height=\"198\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Others Were Quite Strange<\/h2>\n<p>Apparently people assumed this woman was an escort because she was staying alone in an upscale hotel.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6690\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/07\/Screen-Shot-2015-07-02-at-1.49.53-AM.jpg\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2015-07-02 at 1.49.53 AM\" width=\"700\" height=\"227\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Detailing Housing Discrimination<\/h2>\n<p>Many landlords do not like to rent their property to single women.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6691\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/07\/Screen-Shot-2015-07-02-at-1.49.48-AM.jpg\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2015-07-02 at 1.49.48 AM\" width=\"700\" height=\"198\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Men Also Chimed In<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6692\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/07\/Screen-Shot-2015-07-02-at-1.55.09-AM.jpg\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2015-07-02 at 1.55.09 AM\" width=\"700\" height=\"237\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Not Everyone Was a Fan<\/h2>\n<p>The campaign was criticized by some people.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6737\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/07\/tweet7.jpg\" alt=\"tweet7\" width=\"700\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/07\/tweet7.jpg 494w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/07\/tweet7-483x300.jpg 483w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>[interaction id=&#8221;5594da098ea2c61b044f0e4e&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/fgm-nigeria\">SEE ALSO:\u00a0Nigeria Bans Female Genital Mutilation.<\/a><\/h3>\n<!--CusAds0-->\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Earlier this week, the hashtag #BeingFemaleInNigeria started trending on social media. 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