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Holly Smale: It’s dangerous to think that because feminism is familiar it means we’ve 'done it'

Written By Unknown on Tuesday, March 3, 2015 | 3:18 AM

Geek Girl author Holly Smale talks to site member EllaClaire about her version of feminism, replacing the perfect fairytale princess with an imperfect, real girl who picks her own adventure, finds her own strength and courage, and recognizes her own sense of self

plus find out about our live Twitter chat with Holly and other authors on International Women’s Day (Sunday 8 March) between 7-8pm, using #Gdnteenfeminism

Why do you call yourself a feminist and why do you think young people should do the same?

Feminism means advocating and supporting the rights of women in the belief that both sexes are equal, and it’s something I’ve been passionate about for 30 years: ever since a little boy told me when I was three that I couldn’t be a pilot “because I was a girl” (he obviously hadn’t heard of Amelia Earhart). It’s essential that young people of both genders believe this too, because we can’t create an ultimately fair and equal society without them. They are who we’ll be handing it over to.