

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.
