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Women tell what it’s like #BeingFemaleInNigeria

Men create counter hashtag #BeingMaleInNigeria and get criticised for competing with women’s experience.

Women’s personal run-ins with sexism and harassment have spread across the web in Nigeria, after a small book group asked women on Tuesday to tweet about the discrimination they face, using #BeingFemaleInNigeria. In just a little over a day, the hashtag has registered more than 60,000 uses.