I think Feminism, like anything else good, has been perverted by some. But I think in general it was a good thing. So basically what I'm trying to say is that

I think Feminism, like anything else good, has been perverted by some. But I think in general it was a good thing. So basically what I'm trying to say is that there was a time when women were told "You can't do this, you can only do that" ("this" being things that were considered male like having a job and "that" being things that were considered female like staying at home with the kids). That thinking was wrong. Feminism combated that thinking and said "you can do anything you want" and that was good. So up until that point I think things were good. But now we have a group that says "You must do that and you're a bad feminist if you do this" (see "this" and "that" explanation above). That's wrong headed. And to bring this topic back around to HN I think a lot of the efforts to get women into technical fields are also wrong headed. Women, like Men, should be exposed to technical fields early on but from there it should be based on their interests. There's no point in trying to force interest that isn't naturally there.