An individual and powerful article from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, the bestselling author of Americanah and Half a Yellow Sun, predicated on her 2013 TEDx Talk of the same name.

‘I wish to ask that people begin to dream about and plan for a different globe. A fairer world. A world of more happy men and happier ladies who are truer to themselves. Which is how to begin: we should increase our daughters differently. We must also raise our sons differently…’

What does “feminism” mean today?

With this personal, eloquently argued essay – adapted from her much-admired Tedx talk of the same name – Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie offers readers a unique definition of feminism for the twenty-first century, one rooted in inclusion and awareness. Sketching extensively on her behalf own experiences and her deep knowledge of the frequently masked realities of intimate politics, here is one remarkable author’s exploration of what it means to be always a girl now – an of-the-moment rallying cry for why we have to all be feminists.