It is a known fact that there is a HUGE gender-bias within the world; women lack the ability to achieve their full potential or even the chance to realize they have potential, all due to different variables. Whether it’s because they are deprived of certain educational opportunities, excluded from various networking events, or even lead to believe that they just plain can’t achieve what they want to do in life because they are FEMALE. All of these things are reason enough to be a feminist.

 I love this short video done by Upworthy, where men realize what feminism really means. In this day and age people often confuse being a feminist with being a “man-hater” rather than being a human being who believes in the importance of equality for both genders, REGARDLESS of any other factors. At what point will people start making an effort to create a more positive and equal environment for both men and women? That can all start today, and it starts with simply knowing what the meaning of being a feminist is.

By no means does it imply that women are owed MORE than men, it simply means that women should have the same rights and opportunities that men have. Not only equal pay, respect and empowerment, but the right to make decisions, too. Women are severely underrated and underrepresented in this world, and that absolutely must change. Once you decide to be a feminist, it is up to you to go forward and make an impact in your own life, and on the women who are apart of it. Are you a feminist?