Being a woman in today's society isn't exactly an easy task. There are so many skewed perceptions about how women should live their lives. Women have fought hard for their rights and have fought even harder to be considered an equal to men. Why is it that women still face setbacks for being considered a participant in society? And I'm not just talking about gender equality.

Feminism means much more than your first initial thought. It means countless years that have been spent working toward a better perception for all women, and yet, what do we have to show for it? A divided nation that ostracizes the term. What people don't understand about being a feminist is, contradictory to popular belief, not all women in the community hate men or think they are more entitled than the next person. I think the word has been so drawn out in American culture, it leaves no room for any other definition of the word.

Here is the problem, according to opposed feminists themselves: the formal definition of the term doesn't begin to scratch the surface for what women's rights truly are or should encompass.

Feminism has been defined as the advocacy of women's rights on the basis of the equality of the sexes. Let me remind you, that's the definition of the masses, not necessarily from a feminism stand point. From the millennial feminism community, it's viewed as more than just a political movement or a chance to "one up" men. It entails so much more than any other definition. It’s the opportunity to combat class, sexual oppression and racial discrimination.

Majority of those opposed to feminism relay their frustration with the movement and claim the community is only consisted of white women supremacists on a power trip to get what they want. But millennial feminism claims to be so much more, a different generation. A different area consisted of many voices — immigrants, members of the LGBT community and others involved in fighting oppression. We have what women who have fought to get us here could only dream of. Freedom to act as we wish. A chance to speak up and an opportunity to express our vastly diverse opinions and apply those very own views to our own life.

So where is the divide?

Am I wrong to assume you might have Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat maybe even Tinder or Badoo? All social media sites used to assert your lifestyle as you wish, which would be out of the question had a feminist not asserted their views on why women should have the decision on whether or not to disclose personal information or pictures.

Now, what about birth-control? I haven't come across a woman yet who is opposed to controlling her own sexual freedom. Of course, that's not to say these women don't exist and are indeed opposed, but this reflects information collected from a personal basis. Both things mentioned are resources we use every day that women have fought for.

The cold hard truth is...

We, united as women, have everything a proud feminist could possibly want.

Opposed people from outside of the feminist community are beginning to view the term as contradictory because of our neglect to push bigger budget items in the midst of the feminist movement. Women finally have been granted a voice, so let's use it in a way that echoes the principle behind the movement. As mothers, daughters, aunts and sisters, we all look in the mirror at the end of the day and see a woman. But what we fail to see is the exclusion of different sects. Rallying for rights we already have is counterproductive if we continue to neglect the root of the issue. Instead of pushing a gender equality agenda, millennial feminists need to appreciate the freedom that has been handed to us on a golden platter.