"I'm fighting for a gender equality," I said to him.
"You are a feminist then. Perhaps, we all are equal in this country," he said to me.
Some times ago I had this conversation with a strange man because he was interested in me.
So I decided the accept being called a feminist if it means be a person fighting for a gender equality.
Second, I'm not interested ONLY in the problem of gender inequality in my country. This problem is global and it's something worth to fight for!
And his saying was only an excuse how to ignore this problem.
Fighting for a gender equality doesn't necessarily mean how to get the rights for a women in the foreign countries. It means also making a men comfortable in this society. Have you noticed that the men demonstrating their feelings are bullied because they are actually showing their weakness and feelings? IT'S NOT RIGHT!
Men have a feelings too. Why should they hide them? I'm fighting for this problem too. Men don't deserve to be bullied for this, they are not emotionless robots. They are living beings! We can't forget this very important fact.
Men deserve to show their feelings, they deserve to raise their/our children just like women, they deserve maternity leave. They deserve what we - women - deserve. Our children are their children too!
So don't take this away from them.
As a woman - I perfectly understand what this means. I understand this gift and I would like you to understand this too. Make this make it happen. Make it real because this fact can change world to a better one.
We all - men and women - want to raise our children in the best times, comfortable times.
So let's fight for it.
Trust me, it's worth it.
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