Area #2: Rejecting the “Single Story” of Women’s Lives In the Guardian video, Su Min briefly converses with another Vlogger in a wheat field, where she confesses she is unaware of how many followers she has but also gives some practical advice to the other vlogger. This moment shows a significant challenge that many women, nonbinary, or gendered folks experience in life: finding mentors, teachers, or experienced adults who can provide insight into what they are currently going through. Connections across generations can be significant advantages for folks at many different parts of the life-cycle, but why is it important to have connections and conversations about gender and opportunity between older women, non-binary, or queer folk and younger members of these populations? Consider that in the Guardian video, we see Su Min talking about her life prior to her decision to take the trip and she mentions that she had “paid a price” with the first half of her life. While this is very hard to hear, and profoundly unfair and unequal, how is this significant to the lives and experiences of many women? Why is it important to push back against notions of a ‘single story’ about women’s experiences across the world? What similarities or connections to the ‘single story’ and cultural script that Su Min was operating from and the beliefs about Nigeria from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s college roommate do you notice? How does this relate to multi-national feminism as discussed in the textbook? Update: Due to the (assumed) digital rights management issues with the NYT piece, I’m waiving the first section of the assignment. Focus on the second portion, which can be completed with the two videos alone.