Why do we need feminism today?

If you read the title of this post and thought, "you've already done an post or two on Feminism" (which you can read here and here), you're right, congratulations.

But, you hear so many people clearly stating that they're all for gender equality, but they would never call themselves a feminist???why??? 

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This confuses me, so I thought I would go on another feminist rant highlighting it's importance in the 21st century  (you can thank me later).

So, I decided to make a list of why we need feminism today, voilà:

We need feminism because women and men still aren't treated as equals:

• The pay gap
• Lots of women around the world can't access secondary, or even basic education
• Women can't drive in Saudi Arabia
• Women pay more for everyday things (deodorant, razors, and sanitary products)
• We're underrepresented in government 

We need feminism because people say things like this:

• "I wish we lived in the 1970s when girls wouldn't argue back"
• "I don't need to know how to cook because I'm a boy!"
• "In a relationship, the man is the head of his wife"
• "sit like a girl"
• "OMG how gay"

We need feminism because the LGBTQ community needs equal rights as straight people:

• Being able to go to public toilets without any issues
• Being able to get married where they please
• Generally not being made fun of because of their sexuality

We need feminism because it represents men too:

• Male rape victims, who can't speak up for fear of not being "manly" enough 
• Trans men who are transitioning 
• Men scared to express feelings that aren't "manly" (i.e. the idea that they're scared or hurt etc)
• Men who shame their bodies because they don't fit society's rugged stereotype 
• Men who feel they can't be interested in cooking, or cleaning because it's just too "feminine" 

Well, that's it folks, I hope you are now a proud feminist (or at least you learned something there, that's okay too)

You tell em' girl.