Quick poll before bed

[andrewducker]

Taking the definition of feminism as:
The view, articulated in the 19th century, that women are inherently equal to men and deserve equal rights and opportunities.
and remembering that you don't have to select entries if you don't want to (and therefore don't need to choose "I am a woman and a feminist" if you're not a woman):

[Poll #688002]

Comments

[diotina.livejournal.com]

You know, I totally agree with what you're saying, but I'd just like to mention that this is more a first world post feminist situation - and that there are many countries in the world where opportunities and lifestyles that we take for granted as women haven't even started appearing yet, which is another reason why feminism as being about women's rights still needs to have relevance and resonance.

[slammerkinbabe.livejournal.com]

That's a very good point. I think "post-feminist situation" is an apt description. This is something that relates very specifically to first-world countries, and I don't even know if I can extrapolate it out that far - I'm basically talking about an American problem, and though it may be more far-reaching than that, I don't know enough about that aspect to say much about it. So, yeah. I think the work feminism has done in America has been absolutely crucial, and that there are a lot of other countries that could well use feminism's progress in America as a model.