Apparently this is an unpopular opinion among feminists. If feminism is about equality for everyone, it needs to address that. As an example, LGBTQ+ was extended many times to cover everyone in the community, and that’s the right thing to do. There isn’t just L and everyone repeats “Oh! Lesbians are for rights for everyone, no need to update that”

I don’t know what the new name should be, but it should cover gender equality for everyone.

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    You’re right. And I’m not even advocating for a (mandated) 50/50 share. We have science available and we can do studies whether something is due to systematic and man-made unfairness, or due to differences in population groups. I have a hunch that the former still plays a big role in society. But ultimately all simple truths are wrong and we’d need to resort to science and have a very long conversation to tell whether a ratio of X is indicative of something, and it depends on the domain.

    I’m kind of not okay with how sociopathic (big) business is. So I’d welcome whoever brought more reason and overall societal gain into economy. If that’s a side-effect, I’d be okay with that. As is, it’s a bit too exploitative, and not what we should strive for. Maybe we should have >50% women CEOs to facilitate that, I don’t really know (And it’s kind of a stereotype to attribute caring for fairness and collective good to women).

    And sure, we’ve circled back to the original question. I think we all mostly agree here on what culture should be like. I’d call things feminism if it’s focused on eradicating the remaining unfairness women face in specific. But that’s just part of a bigger picture (for me). And I’d say education is one of the mightiest tools humans have available. But that’s mostly because I believe in the things the Age of Enlightenment brought us and I’d say that has brought us prosperity and freedom. And fighting for individual freedom and equality is an everlasting struggle none the less, for women and for whatever stereotypes apply to me, or anyone.