Social media can reach people around the world. However, the simplicity and superficiality of hashtags neither readily lend themselves to feminist causes nor were they designed to be feminist tools.
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It’s been 10 years since the #BringBackOurGirls campaign was launched to rescue kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls. Looking back at the campaign reveals its innovations and limitations.
BringBackOurGirls led to a global outcry, but it simplified a complex history that is best understood through survivor accounts.
The focus on building democracy should be on more intermediary outcomes, which can serve as building blocks for longer term democratic renewal.
