There are not enough young feminists out there. In fact, it is rare that I meet a woman my age that considers herself a feminist. Sometimes, I think this is because teens don't necessarily always think a ton about what they believe in. Believing in something comes with time. You have to figure it out. I don't mean this as an insult. I just think when feminism isn't taught as a current movement, girls in high school might not necessarily think to consider themselves a part of the feminist movement.
Feminism is important, and it is important that young women think of themselves as feminists. A lot of girls have strong opinions about women individuality and equality, yet I don't think they ever really match their views to the word feminism. Is the reason that young women fail to consider themselves feminists because of connotations to the word, or because people consider the feminist movement a story of the past and not present?
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