Recently I happened upon an article titled, "I Am A Female And I Am So Aver Feminists." Now, I'm a firm believer in the fact that everyone can formulate their own opinion, however when I read the sub headline I had a change of heart. This headline read, "I believe that I am a strong woman, but I also believe in a strong man." And as I came across these words I didn't even know what to think.

Feminism, by definition, is the theory of the political, economic, and social equality of the sexes. Feminism is not just a movement for a woman to surpass the man, it is so women will have the same opportunities as men and function as equal counterparts in society.

For those of you who are thinking that I'm about to go all feminazi on you, relax, I'm only tying to say that there is no need to fear the word feminism! We should be educating ourselves as to what we should be teaching our children; to respect both genders equally.

Don't get me wrong, women have made excellent strides towards achieving equality in past years however, there are still things that need to be improved. The fact is that a woman does not make the same amount of money that a man does even if they're doing the same exact job is simply not okay. There's a thing called the glass ceiling and we are still trying to break the barriers that exist because of it. To say that women are basically on an equal playing field as men is far from reality. Organizations such as HeForShe exist which is a platform for men to show their support for women in the journey to achieve gender equality. This is not a platform for women to put down men and surpass them as the superior gender; it is a place for both of the sexes to raise each other up instead of tearing each other down.

So let's do just that. Stop being afraid of feminism. Embrace the word and maybe some day we can achieve gender equality.