When people hear about feminism, they immediately imagine a hairy-legged, crazy man-hating, protest-loving lesbian. However, several changes in direction have taken place and the modern day feminist movement has completely evolved. In addition, modern feminism has become more than a woman's appearance. Any stranger you encounter on the street could be a feminist. Whether it is a high school teacher, an aerobic instructor or the cashier lady behind the counter, they could all have the something in common: they support women's rights and the social equality of sexes.

Many years ago, the feminism movement consisted of enraged women organizing protests and marches. Nowadays, feminism is not necessarily full of hatred and vengeance but rather filled with peace, compromise and even (sometimes) men. Our era has given the feminism movement a whole new concept with efficient strategies and use of technology. Ladies of different age groups such as students at Mary Ward CSS have formed a Gender Justice club where other students can participate and support women all over the world in order for them to gain their own rights. Other people take advantage of the world wide web by creating a blog and vlog (video blog), writing articles for newspapers and magazines and reaching out to help by joining a club.

There were and still are many misconceptions about what most feminists today believe and do. People often regard feminists with overrated and stereotypical views. A feminist is no longer an image of a hostile, unpleasant woman who will yell at you because she believes men are morally-challenged pigs. In our era, a feminist can be a woman such as Hilary Clinton who thrived to become the first Woman President of the United States of America. The feminism movement still consists of fighting for women's equality in society but in a calm yet dynamic manner.