![]() It is true, we are not fighting for ourselves. It takes time and action for things to change. And in other parts of the world, the so-called developed countries, the gears of this big old machine called society, are oftentimes rusty remains of the past, stiff and slow. ![]() Unfortunately, in many parts of the world, gender equality is not a non-negotiable given. So what went wrong in F.’s train of thought? However, since the latter is, as discussed, an absoluteness, we are in front of a paradox!” On the contrary, if one disagrees with women having the same rights, power, opportunities and treatment as men, consequently they do not accept gender equality. continues, was simple: If one supports that women should be allowed the same rights, power, opportunities and treatment as men, that is a natural consequence to the fact that the genders are equal. Gender equality is an absoluteness, an inherent characteristic, interwoven with the duality of the humanness. It is not a choice that needs to be addressed, a theory, which one either embraces or disapproves. Because, gender equality is not a concept one may or may not believe in, a personal opinion, leaving room for other, possibly different or opposite views. In this case, the question “Are you a feminist”, meaning, “do you believe that the genders are equal” loses its substance. ![]() However, oftentimes the notion of feminism is associated with the belief that the female human is equal to the male human. If a feminist is, as stated in the Cambridge Dictionary (2), a person who believes that women should be allowed the same rights, power and opportunities as men and should be treated in the same way as men, then, I most certainly was a feminist. "What does it mean to be a feminist?" I wondered. I couldn’t bring myself to figure out why I felt like this, until I realized: The question was faulty, at least to me. Saying yes, felt both right and wrong, saying no, felt, again, both right and wrong. And the truth is, I didn’t know how to respond. “Once, says F., 33, I was asked if I was a feminist. Gender parity will not be attained for almost a century (1). According to the World Economic Forum, sadly none of us will see gender parity in our lifetimes, and nor likely will many of our children. ![]()
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