Who Should (And Shouldn't) Be Leaders/Members of Social Movements

[MellowDem]

6. Feminism has a lot of definitions...

and if that's what you think it is about, then you are right it's not about gender equality and shouldn't include men if advocating only for women is their goal.

There are quite a few others that disagree with you on that definition though, including women, if that adds legitimacy, so I guess it's not surprising that people will claim to be feminists with the understanding it's about gender equality.

I suppose a new word for gender equality is needed, but I think feminism was thought to align with that general principle in so many ways already that few thought it was needed, or even that feminism has evolved to include both genders (despite the "fem" part). Maybe a new word is needed though to avoid confusion.