What is feminism?

Last weekend a Butler in the Buff came to my flat, hen do of course. Today my mum viewed the photos on facebook (yes my mum�s on facebook). She sent me the following email in response �Feminism was supposed to make men and women equal in a good way - not to allow men and women both to wear lots of make up and pay others to appear semi-naked!�

This captured what seems to be a topic on the moment. Somewhere along the way feminism went wrong and the general consensus is that the young women of today don�t get it. The perceived liberation that we believe we have is overshadowing sexism, exploitation and inequality. Ouch.

Sure a few of you have read this article. My mum agrees with every word of it, I�m not so sure. Yes feminism needs to wake up but it also needs a bit of a rebrand. A PR campaign maybe to let young women know its not radical movement that rejects waxing but�I'm not entirely sure what. The need for women to remember to value themselves and strive for an equal standing maybe. A position that unfortunately we�ve not quite reached. But mum - it doesn't mean we can't enjoy our girly nights out and the latest GHDs in the mean time.