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There's Nothing Small About Microfeminism

Small feminist acts in everyday life add up to something big.

Inspired by the video that’s now been viewed well over 2.5 million times, more than six thousand people from around the world described the ostensibly small acts of feminism they commit in their everyday lives, emboldened by the idea that incremental actions will create systemic change. These little indignities—say, writing Mr. before Mrs. on an envelope—might seem innocuous in isolation, but taken together, they reinforce the fabric of a society in which men are cast as breadwinners, money-handlers, confident, brainy experts, and mostly important. In an interview she explained that “subtle biases and microaggressions pile up, few of which on their own rise to the level of ‘let’s take action,’ but [they] are insidious nonetheless.” Countering this might seem small, but in truth it’s intentional, meaningful and significant.

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