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“I think there is a dissonance between how much is expected of you as a young per…” — Ayobami Adebayo

I think there is a dissonance between how much is expected of you as a young person, whether you are a man or a woman: you are supposed to go to university; you get a master's degree, maybe two, particularly if you come from the middle class.
Ayobami Adebayo
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