Obama signs feminist article and says that men must fight machismo

Obama says that women were the most important people in his life, and cites the First Lady Michelle

In an article that is already being considered historical, the US president, Barack Obama, was declared a feminist and defended the idea that we need to work even more for gender equality and that the responsibility to fight machismo is also the men.

The text was published in Glamour magazine and reinforces the position of the US President, who presented at a conference in Washington earlier this year saying "this is how a feminist looks like."

In the article, Obama says that the most important people in his life are women, citing the mother, the grandmother who helped raise him, the daughters Malia and Sasha, and of course, his wife, Michelle.

For the president, although many changes are still needed, progress has been made in respect for the rights and dignity of women.

"The progress we have made in the last 100, 50, and even the past eight years, made the life of my children is much better than it was of my grandparents. And I do not say this only as president but as a feminist, "he says.

"One thing that makes me optimistic for them is that we are in an extraordinary time to be a woman."


Obama says he is optimistic the daughters because it is an 'extraordinary time to be a woman'

inequalities

While highlighting advances, the text also addresses the inequalities in the creation of boys and girls and the responsibilities that weigh on parents.

"We must continue changing the attitude that creates our girls to be demure and our children to be assertive, criticizing our daughters for speaking their minds and our children to cry," said the president.

"It's the same attitude that punishes women for sexuality them and rewards men for them and allows abuse routine in relation to women, if they are walking on the street or online. We must continue changing the attitude that teaches men to they feel threatened by the presence and success of women. "

Father of two daughters, said he was still as important to him to spend the last years living in the same place where he works - the White House. This allows you to more closely monitor the creation of Sasha and Malia, since it does not waste time with transportation between home and work.

"It is important that their father is feminist because now this is what they expect of all men," he said.

historic moment
Also emphasizing the father's side, Obama cited the differences in treatment of mothers and fathers in the workplace, and the great inequalities that still reside in this area for men and women.

"We need to change the attitude that keeps complimenting the men changing diapers, stigmatizes those who decide to be a father full time and penalizes mothers who work and who values ​​being confident, competitive and ambitious in the workplace. - Unless you're a woman . Then you're being bossy and suddenly, the same qualities that you think are needed to grow end up hurting you. "

In this scenario, Obama said that despite advances in women's right to vote, this is the first time a woman is a candidate for the presidency by a major party - Hillary Clinton, who is running for the Democratic Party to the Obama succession.

"No matter your political views, this is a historic moment for America. It's just another example of how far women have come in the way of equality," he says.

"The 21st century feminism is the idea that when all are equal, we are freer."