This gallery was very focused on gender and how it impacts the experience of people worldwide. In the past few years, we have seen exactly how gender can affect a person’s experience in the workplace, as well as in relationships. Through the analysis of the #ArewaMeToomovement, we are able to see exactly how we can apply principles of 'thinking anthropologically' about gender to not only our own country, but also to countries and cultures around the world. The Nigerian movement dealt with one main principle of anthropology. The principle that is depicted through the many stories of Nigerian women and girls, is gender as a relation of power. Power dynamics and gender can often affect how a situation plays out. In terms of Busola Dakolo, we saw that a man of authority and power in her community took advantage of his position in order to sexually assault Dakolo as a teenager. Not only did this assault occur, but the fact that the man was a famous pastor, influenced Dakolo's decision on speaking out. Dakolo is not the only woman who has faced sexual assault and violence in northern Nigeria and this speaks to the gender inequality at play in this region. 

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Through the various readings that we’ve had throughout this course, Deer’s “Sovereignty of the Soul” also gave specific details as to what sexual assault and violence looks like when it involves men in powerful positions. The reading stated, “Men purporting to be spiritual leaders use power and privilege to facilitate and justify their behavior.” We saw this in the case of Busola Dakolo and many other women and girls who had similar experiences with powerful men, not only in Nigeria, but all over the world.