It's not so easy to separate 'feminist' women from 'non-feminist' women anymore. Certainly there is far less clearcut a difference as there was back in the 60's.
I mean, even a woman who feels '''a woman's place is in the home etc''' might surprise you in her ferocity to make sure her daughter gets a college degree or an equal-pay job. She might well be out there doing things that promote women's wellbeing in ways that might not be so obviously 'feminist' yet have a huge positive impact on women just the same. I have also met a few politically active feminists who fight all sorts of marvelous pro-women fights and yet they also do things unaware, things that are negative or unfair to certain kinds of women. I see glimpses of myself in both scenarios sometimes.
We are all are complex products of our infinite background experiences, and we all exhibit fascinating combinations of our various beliefs and passions.
I tend to look at the overall tone of society as opposed to trying to categorize people as being either on one side or the other. I do see a positive shift since 1960 in the general attitude of society towards women in some ways, and in other ways things have actually become worse. Sadly, sometimes even women themselves take an active part in their own trivialization. Yet ironically feminism is 'supposed' to support a woman's choices to do that as well.Sort of like "I defend your right to not defend your rights'.
It's often shades of grey with fuzzy boundaries.
But overall I see a two steps forward one step back kind of change since that time when my generation was 'burning their bras'.



Sort of like "I defend your right to not defend your rights'.
It's often shades of grey with fuzzy boundaries.
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