I am a woman! And now? Putting aside, for the moment, and for the sake of this introduction, the disturbing social signals emitted by Virginia Slims advertisements (the eternal tall, white woman extolling the use of a carcinogenic agent, "baby"), the their The slogan actually triggers a useful feminist discourse. How far have we come and is it enough? This is an issue that I struggle with as an individual and that the feminist movement grapples with at every step, after every threshold of progress has been crossed. For one thing, the word “feminist” has become a dirty word, the “F-word” of the 1990s. The real difficulty lies not in the word itself, but in the reaction of others to the word. I proudly call myself a feminist. But too many people are too hasty in making judgments; the word elicits a preconceived political map, and people map my beliefs in relation to that word, thinking that because they know I'm a feminist, they know exactly what I'm about. Wrong. The tragedy is that these misunderstandings have turned people away from issues of feminism. I have met many strong-willed, independent-minded young women who sympathize with the movement's goals but who refuse to call themselves feminists because they fear the assumptions others will make about them. Society needs to stop assuming and start understanding. For me, being a feminist constitutes one aspect of a whole process of self-definition, particularly in relation to the wonders and dilemmas of sex and gender and the recognition that women have been treated unfairly and unfairly. many cases continue to be treated unfairly. Feminism goes beyond laws and systemic changes. It's about attitudes and respect. The key term in what I just explained is "sel... middle of paper... here? While I can't speak for the specific experiences and goals of other women, my take on the future of feminism is that the journey is not over yet and I am not sure it will ever end. Equality is not only quantitative (the female population on mixed university campuses, equal pay, etc.), but above all, I would say, qualitative with attitudes: with the how men see women, how women see men, and how each gender perceives its status. As long as attitudes remain archaic, the push for change must continue The price of freedom is eternal vigilance. I can, however, speak for myself as a "sensitive" feminist and as a sensitive person I don't have a grand strategy in mind, but only the hope of being able to have strength as a woman, as a human being. , to define themselves successfully.