Why be a feminist?

Issue 

Because:

* The average women's earnings (including overtime) are around two-thirds what men earn.

* Abortion is still part of the Crimes Act in most states of Australia.

* Women are still largely judged by how they look, rather than what they do. This is promoted by unrealistic images of "feminine beauty" in the mass media, that few women conform to.

* Women still do the bulk of unpaid housework.

* Women still make up the overwhelming majority of victims of sexual abuse and domestic violence.

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