The F-word still gets women talking
Not that F word!! I mean feminism…
On behalf of my client Legal Momentum, the nation’s oldest legal advocates for women, I’ve been asking women: How would you describe yourself?
I’m a feminist
or
I’m not a feminist, but…(fill in blank:
On Legal Momentum’s blog, celebrationofstrength.org, and on BlogHer women have mostly been saying, yes, I’m a feminist. Skewed selectionss granted (the national average of women who identify as feminists is about 25%) but I’m getting more hopeful.
My all time favorite justification for claiming the F word is from Creatively Belle on BlogHer:
“I have my own company, I have my own property, I vote, I have my university degree, I have my own mind; of course I’m a feminist.”
She hits the nail on the head. She’s not a feminist because she dislikes men or wants to steal their jobs or wishes she had a penis. She’s a feminist because she’s a whole, real adult person.
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Morra Aarons-Mele utilizes social media strategies to help employers, employees and communities connect. She also consults with leading organizations on how women can use the internet for professional and personal development. In her spare time, Morra enjoys blogging about women and politics. Read her full bio >>
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