Feminism is a set of ideas and movements geared toward the equality of women to men in the political, economic and social setting. Women have been pushing the feminist movement since the early 1900s. We’ve all heard of the movement for women’s right to vote. The movement has made strides since then, but many women believe that there is still a long way to go. In 2004, women’s wages were 80% to that of men, as noted by Boyes & Melvin (2016), and that’s just a little over a decade ago. I believe that the movement has made a lot of progress since it began. We have women in congress, one of which is in the current democratic race for presidential candidate. One has to wonder if a woman will ever really become president. Women are now presidents
