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You Are 91% Feminist

You are a total feminist. This doesn't mean you're a man hater (in fact, you may be a man). You just think that men and women should be treated equally. It's a simple idea but somehow complicated for the world to put into action.

Are You a Feminist?

I was struck by this one because I heard a stat last night that only 29% of women consider themselves feminists, and over 50% of Americans think that feminism has a strongly negative connotation.

However, I think that the number of people who believe that women shouldn't be allowed to work once they are married is extremely small. Or the number of people who think women should be paid less for a job than a man, because the man has to support his family and the women is working for shopping money is just as small.

My first group home job started in 1988, and when I was interviewed, I was asked (by my future female boss) if I would have problems working for and taking direction from a woman. I was a bit baffled by the question then, and I doubt anyone would EVER ask that same question now, but back then, it was pretty standard.

We've progress a lot since the 1950's, but I think that along with that progress, we need to remember how things used to be, so that we don't forget and slip backwards. There are quite a few people who have worked VERY hard to vilify feminism, and turn public opinion against it, and those people have a definite agenda. When you forget what you've won, it's easy to take it away from you, and while we have a woman running for President who has a shot of winning, there's also a VERY strong contingent who want their political women to be drugged up former librarians who devote their time to reading storybooks and talking about baking cookies with Woman's Day magazine...and they are the same people looking to start chipping away at reproductive rights, workplace rights and so on.