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Feminism

As the definition of feminism is "the theory of the political, economic, and social equality of the sexes" does that mean that you fight for equality of both sexes? If not, why not?

 

I personally do fight for men's equality as much as I right for women's — or rather fight to free men and women from inequalities. And those inequalities are based mostly on long-term stereotypes that — i.e., that men are conditioned one way and women another.

Feminism is about breaking down those assumptions and more and more scientific evidence backs that up — we are programmed in our genders. Men are often more punished for not conforming; women have been able to access male worlds more easily than men have accessed female worlds.

-- Amy