Post-colonial, Black and African feminists have long since debunked the notion of a single monolithic or universal concept of feminism (Mohanty 1986; hooks 1989; Oyewùmi 2003). Hence, my reference to its plural form – feminisms.
bell hooks provides that generally speaking feminism is a “movement to end sexism, sexist exploitation, and oppression” (2000:1).
In addition, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie succinctly defines a feminist as “a person who believes in the social, political and economic equality of the sexes” [1]. Indeed, both definitions suggest that feminist movements concern themselves with sexual and gender equality.
[1] TEDxEuston talk titled, ‘We should all be feminists’: http://tedxtalks.ted.com/video/We-should-all-be- feminists-Chim. Accessed 23 August 2015.
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