Do you support feminism? No? In that case, let me ask you, do you have a daughter, a sister, an aunt, a mother? You probably do, so why don’t you believe in feminism?

In the past years, the popularity of the term “feminism” has grown dramatically. Wherever you go there’s someone saying things like “I’m a proud feminist." But the fact that you can also probably find someone saying the contrary is something I don’t understand.

Don’t get me wrong. I love debating my ideas, and I’m mature enough to understand and admit that in order to do so, there’s got to be a different point of view. What I don’t love though, is when people argue about things they have no knowledge of. That’s what happens regarding feminism.

According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, feminism is “the theory of the political, economic, and social equality of the sexes.” Go ahead and re-read the last part just to make sure you understand it.

“Social equality of the sexes”. It doesn’t say women are superior to men. It doesn’t assure you men are not important or useless. It solely says there must exist an equality between both sexes.

Most people who stand against feminism are simply uneducated. And I’m not saying that in order to offend anyone. Is just that I honestly believe it. Because if people knew what feminism really meant, no one would be against it.

I understand you may think my opinion is expected because I’m a woman. And, in all truth, I may be biased. I can’t assure you my opinion would remain if tomorrow I woke up being a man. But I can still explain why I think men should support the idea of feminism.

Men, this one is for you. Think about your mom. How would you feel if you found out she was in line for a promotion but she might lose it because her competition is a male? What if I told you that male co-worker’s salary was higher than hers just because he was born with a Y chromosome and she wasn’t?

Are you shocked? Offended? Outraged? Would you argue with the whole world in order to defend her, to make them respect her? Would you stand up for her? If you answered yes to all of these, then you believe in feminism.

It is okay to be a man and a feminist. It is okay to support women rights because that’s just another name for human rights. And it is okay to believe women and men should be treated the same.