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Nov 2023
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Addressing Antifeminist Misconceptions

Halie and McKenzie
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This week we debate some antifeminist beliefs. We also recap Halie’s birthday, talk about our newest obsessions, and read a submission from our Join the Discussion form. Our feminist highlight this week is Nzambi Mattee, a Kenyan engineer and environmentalist. 

Timestamp for main topic: 7:45 

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⁠https://worldarchitecture.org/article-links/egmeg/kenyan-startup-founder-nzambi-matee-recycles-plastic-to-make-bricks-that-are-stronger-than-concrete.html 

https://ehne.fr/en/encyclopedia/themes/gender-and-europe/european-man-a-hegemonic-masculinity-19th-21st-centuries/antifeminism#:~:text=Antifeminism%20is%20the%20countermovement%20of,rights%20gradually%20won%20by%20women.

https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/antifeminist#:~:text=Definitions%20of%20antifeminist,equality%20of%20men%20and%20women  

Quora thread: https://www.quora.com/What-are-most-anti-feminist-arguments  

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