Feminism - The F-Word

In the film, "The F-Word: Who Wants to be a Feminist?" numerous girls were asked if they would consider themselves feminists, and a lot of them said no. Honestly, I would have probably given the same answer. I've never really given it much thought, and there does tend to be a negative connotation with the word feminist, as such is depicted in the picture to the left. I don't think that feminism is about women trying to make belittle or devalue men. In the movie they defined feminism as caring about what's happening to women and believing that they should have the same rights as men. When feminism is put this way, then I guess I am a feminist, because I do believe that women and men should be treated as equals. I think though, that for the most part, I have never really had to think about it. In no way have I ever felt discriminated against for being a woman or that I have had less opportunities available than that of men. In the film they said that women receive 20% less pay than men in the same jobs. This must be true or it wouldn't have been put in the video, but I find this hard to believe, and I really haven't heard of this happening before. I truly believed that inequalities such as this were no longer prevalent, and it does make me feel annoyed. As for right now though, I don't feel like feminism is really a big issue that I am personally facing. Maybe I will feel differently when I get out into the workforce, but as for right now if anyone asks me if I'm a feminist, my answer would not be a yes or a no, but instead I would say I'm a woman, the same as probably most other women in Canada, who believes that females should be treated with the same equality and respect given to any man.