Does religion, culture and African traditional values define my outlook to feminism?

Introduction

Hbs hosted the first conversation with the younger generation of scholars/thinkers on 23rd May 2014, whose purpose was to find out if they subscribe to feminism as an ideology or philosophy? Is labelling or branding of the cause important, if so what is that brand today? How is feminism manifest in young people’s lives? What (else) is feminism concerned about today in the minds of Kenyan youth? Is feminism the dichotomy of purism and radicalism? How do young feminists involve in activism and advocacy for equality?

• The second conversation titled Does religion, culture and African traditional values define my outlook to feminism? will be held today with online discussion @HbsNairobi #feminism. 
• The Facebook page: https:www.facebook.com/YouthFeminism will be the platform used by youths to further discuss the feminist agenda on a wider scale.

Background
Feminist debate is highly developed globally. It has helped define women’s rights and mobilized rights defenders to advocate and pursue women’s economic, social, cultural and political rights. Over the decades, feminism lays claim to transforming the lives of women and girls worldwide. As an institution that defines itself as feminist, Hbs has interacted and encouraged theorists, pragmatists, even sceptics to wear a feminist lens in tackling the issues that affect us as a society. We are keen to deepen our institutional (and individual) understanding on how feminism is understood and applied in Africa today.

Target participants
The platform will target youth in institutions of higher learning on a multi-disciplinary and inter-university outreach. Each convening will host about 20 people allowing a natural flow of ideas and facilitated dialogue. Further free expression will be encouraged on social media and blogs.

Engage with us on twitter @HbsNairobi #feminism and invite your friends.