Name: Jade Bate Age: 19 Occupation: Journalism Student Location/Hometown: Melbourne, VIC, Australia Describe yourself in one word: Headstrong. What is your feminist philosophy? Well, I have this CRAZY idea that women are human beings and should be treated equally to men! WOW! But in all seriousness, I consider myself to have a fairly outspoken and…
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Name: Emma Wright Age: 19 Occupation: Disney Intern and VCU Student Hometown: Chesapeake, Virginia, USA Describe yourself in one word: Ambitious What is your feminist philosophy? I believe that if you put positivity into the world, it will come right back. Feminism isn’t any different; if you talk about feminism and actually do something about…
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Name: Heidi La Paglia Age: 21 Occupation: Student / Utas Women’s officer / Babysitter / Lip Writer Location/Hometown: Hobart, Tasmania Describe yourself in one word: Determined, or should I say Stubborn? Hah. What is your feminist philosophy? Every girl deserves the opportunity to follow her dreams and achieve her greatest potential. While girls around the…
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Name: Arisa Koyama Age: 20 Occupation: Student Hometown: Herndon, Virginia, USA Describe yourself in one word: Understanding What is your feminist philosophy? Treat everyone and everything with respect. For me, feminism isn’t about everyone having an equal outcome (who gets to choose which outcome is best? People have different values and therefore don’t want the…
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Name: Clare Welsh Age: 22 Occupation: Student and artist Location: Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States Describe yourself in one word: Brimming What is your feminist philosophy? Women’s rights are human rights. We cannot help the sex we are born with any more than we can help the colour of our skin. That some people should be…
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Name: Scarlett Harris Age: 26 Occupation: Freelance writer/blogger at The Early Bird Catches the Worm/call centre operator Location/Hometown: Melbourne, but originally from country Victoria Describe yourself in one word: Passionate. What is your feminist philosophy? I would characterise myself as a judgmental person and, while I wouldn’t want to change a thing about myself as…
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Name: Lan P Age: 21 Occupation: Student Hometown: Northern Virginia, USA Describe yourself in one word: Curious What is your feminist philosophy? I believe in equality. When did you have your feminist awakening? I suppose it was during college. A lot of my friends are feminists and made me aware of more issues. Why is…
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Name: Amy Nicholls-Diver Age: 24 Occupation: Writer, freelance editor Location/Hometown: Melbourne, rural Tasmania Describe yourself in one word: learning What is your feminist philosophy? A brilliant English lecturer once described feminism as ‘the political commitment to gender equality’, which is how I choose to approach it. There is no reason why women should be treated…
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Name: Yalei Wang Age: 23 Occupation: Writer Location/Hometown: Melbourne Describe yourself in one word: Ambitious What is your feminist philosophy? You have to think of yourself as a person first devoid of gender. What does your ‘ personality ‘ want to do as opposed to what your gender tells you that you can or can’t?…
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Name: Ruby Grant Age: 21 Occupation: Lip News Editor, Academic, Barista Location/Hometown: Hobart, Tasmania Describe yourself in one word: Squirrel. What is your feminist philosophy? Nothing too groundbreaking, really. I believe that gender equality is a basic human right, that women/women’s bodies/femininity should not be viewed as the ‘exception,’ the ‘variation’ or the ‘other’ to…
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Name: Kiara Moore Age: 24 Occupation: Student Hometown: Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA Describe yourself in one word: Dreamer What is your feminist philosophy? There are natural inherent freedoms that belong to everyone and to me feminism is about recognising and acknowledging everyone’s humanity. I love bell hooks’s potent phrase ‘patriarchy has no gender’. Feminism doesn’t…
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Name: Ruth Retassie Age: 26 Occupation: Cashier at The Wedge Community Co-op Hometown: Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA Describe yourself in one word: Resourceful What is your feminist philosophy? I believe that everyone should be treated equally. Those that are disadvantaged in any sort of way should receive extra support to make the world a fairer place….
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Name: Katie Rose Age: 20 Hometown: Fairfax, VA Occupation: Student and gym employee Describe yourself in one word: Resilient What is your feminist philosophy? To help others understand the importance of feminism through their own lived experiences of oppression and by listening to the experiences of others. Talking about these issues and creating an ongoing…
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Name: Ailish Kimberly Johnson Age: 20 Hometown: Herndon, Virginia Occupation: Point of Sales Associate at a craft store Describe yourself in one word: Critical. What is your feminist philosophy? I believe that women all over the world face sex-based oppression caused by male power, and the only way for women to be considered equals in…
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