On Being called A Femininst

The Sunday Observer Magazine did a review of 2013 called " Eyewitness 2013. This year's most compelling stories by those who saw it first-hand"

http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2013/dec/29/review-of-2013-eva-wiseman

One of the thoughts that Eva Wiseman ( the Observer commissioning editor) pondered about was " That we should stop asking women of they're feminists"

Another quote "A feminist is anyone who recognizes the equality and full humanity of women and men."

That set me thinking is the idea of being a feminist in 2013 obsolete. Have we fought and  won basic women's right; yes maybe. There are women over the years who have fought for our rights. And we as women in the world today enjoy these rights.

Though in reality according to a survive done by RapeCrisis UK ( 2013).

• Approximately 85,000 women are raped on average in England and Wales every year
• Over 400,000 women are sexually assaulted each year
• 1 in 5 women (aged 16 - 59) has experienced some form of sexual violence since the age of 16.

"Women's Aid" statistics for the UK reveal that each year there 1 in 4 women will be a victim of domestic violence in their lifetime – many of these on a number of occasions. One incident of domestic violence is reported to the police every minute. On average, 2 women a week are killed by a current or former male partner. Statistics like the above are regularly quoted. But they do not make headlines any more unless there is an incident so big that it cannot be ignored.Statistics suggest that there are mainly a feature story in a Sunday Magazine

 So have we won our battles really?  It's worth a thought;a moment to ponder and pause to reflect.

In reality we are still struggling, fighting and trying so very hard to be heard in a world  of white noise.