From what I understand from talking with older friends and feminists, I think that once I enter the workforce and start to think about marriage and having children, my gender will probably eclipse my feminist identity in terms of marginalization.… — Julie Zeilinger Copy Share Image
Though women may appear equal in some ways, and though we definitely have accomplished a lot, the fact is one in one women will still experience sexual violence at some point in their lives; a mere 17 percent of the U.S. Senate is female; women still only make 77 cents for every man's dollar - and that's not even taking… — Julie Zeilinger Copy Share
The idea of equality is still how I define feminism. I think it's a broad definition that encompasses the variety of experiences women and… — Julie Zeilinger Copy Share Image
When I grew up, feminism wasn’t something that was really talked about. There’s a really negative stereotype about feminism in the media. That really plays badly for young women understanding the movement. Maybe people don’t want to identify themselves as feminists because of the label. But people need to understand what feminism means and educate themselves before they reject it. — Julie Zeilinger Copy Share
I can't really speak to what it was like to call yourself a feminist in the past on a personal level but I think calling oneself a feminist in the past may have been inimical because feminists in the '70s were the first to really challenge deeply embedded gender roles and demand concrete political and economic rights. They were asking… — Julie Zeilinger Copy Share
Now, I think a lot of people look around and feel that we're relatively equal with men. In fact, women are now the majority of college graduates, we have role models like Hillary Clinton to look up to - it seems like the world is completely open to us and we can accomplish anything. I think feminists are often disdained… — Julie Zeilinger Copy Share
In terms of feminism, I would just ask young women to keep an open mind about it and try to learn about it before they write it off or believe the negative stereotypes that surround it. Feminism can help you on a personal level, it can offer you an incredible community of brilliant and impassioned people, and can change the… — Julie Zeilinger Copy Share
I think magazines like Glamour have the ability to have a great impact. Glamour has the ability to expose them to things like feminism that they may not be well acquainted with. In fact, Glamour has done that in the past - when I was in eighth grade I read an article in Glamour magazine about female feticide and infanticide… — Julie Zeilinger Copy Share
I believe I was raised with feminist values, but I don't think I ever heard my Mom call herself a feminist. Before I identified… — Julie Zeilinger Copy Share Image
From what I understand from talking with older friends and feminists, I think that once I enter the workforce and start to think about… — Julie Zeilinger Copy Share Image
I honestly feel that most young women out there are feminists - they just don't know that the word "feminism" describes the things they… — Julie Zeilinger Copy Share Image
I have been villainized because of my identity - I've received nasty blog comments and emails just based on my willingness to identify with… — Julie Zeilinger Copy Share Image
I think one of the primary reasons young women don't identify as feminist is because they don't know any feminists and/or don't really have… — Julie Zeilinger Copy Share Image
