After following (lurking mainly) on this board for a while, I've seen the threads where posters ask 'what is feminism?' 'do you describe yourself as a feminist?' etc.
For various reasons I won't go into, I've been recently asking myself, 'what does feminism mean to me?'. I wondered how well my top three important feminist issues corresponds with those of other posters. So in any case here are mine.
- Violence: on women across the world (FGM, endemic rape, trafficking of women)
- Work: workplace and maternity issues to incl. equality, culture and law
- Education: to expand the penetration of women (and men) in the areas of society from which they are traditionally excluded (for example, women would be maths, engineering, power sports such as weight lifting etc, men would be the caring professions notably with young children). And very importantly of course, access to education in some parts of the world.
Underpinning these issues are a desire for equality and fairness: that women get the same overall deal as men basically.
How about you?