Everyday sexism: the reality of #Being Female In Nigeria

As Women in Africa's most populous nation use social media to highlight everyday sexism Yomi Adegoke says being a woman in Nigeria is radically different from being a woman from Nigeria.

Wherever we live in the world, and despite being banned from dating for the vast majority of our lives, the vast majority of Nigerian women are expected to be knocked up and locked down by 25.
A woman who burns the rice isn't a woman at all - and whilst you can never be too covered up for your own good, you certainly can be too smart.
But it was when I was first chastised for wearing shorts on a family holiday in the sweltering heat of Nigeria's summer that I realised the similarities as Nigerian women between mine and my female cousins' experiences ended at the expectation we should all wash up plates we hadn't actually used.

Alien culture

Whilst some patriarchal parts of the culture are easily transported overseas, others more specific to the country are as alien to younger members of the Nigerian diaspora as they are those with no connection to the country at all.
But an eye-opening education on that everyday sexism was offered yesterday via social media.
The hashtag #BeingFemaleInNigeria took over Twitter yesterday afternoon, with thousands of male and female participants sharing their experiences of gender inequality in Africa's most populous nation.