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What do you think a femisist is?

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M0nica Wed 20-Jun-18 22:46:26

To me it means a woman who is not aware of any barriers to her abilities and her progress in life set by her gender.

I grew up in a household where equality of the sexes was so integral to our lives, it was barely mentioned. I went mainly to girls schools and never met any sexism until I went to university, and little enough there. Since I never expected to meet sexism, I was always confident in male environments and expected to be judged and assessed on my abilities alone and as a result, I usually was.

PECS Wed 20-Jun-18 18:05:12

Just reading through quite a few threads since being on GN and the word 'feminist' has been used both positively and perjoratively. it made me think what I mean when I use the word.

What does the word mean to you?