The Everyday Feminist

ConclusionUnleashing the Power of the Everyday Feminist for Us and Our World

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.

—Margaret Mead

As I look back on my life with like‐minded community activists, I am stunned by what is a network of amazing women around the world. They are a treasure chest of gold: those giving, those working, those leading, and everyone supporting them. Our strategy is meant to shift the power and privilege of a few to equity and equality for all. I am reminded of my first definitive playing field for feminist work, the UN Women's 1995 Beijing Conference for women—a turning point in my life and in the lives of others. To this day, the global impact of that conference cannot be overstated. Recently, in 2020, we celebrated the 25th anniversary of that Beijing conference, in both Mexico and Paris, with renewed vigor under the “Generation Equality” campaign. I got the chance in community with so many others to reflect, rejoice, and refocus on gender equality and what's next on the journey that started so long ago. Although COVID prevented us from doing much of the work in person, UN Women and its partners—of which I am one—managed to ensure that there was a broad array of stakeholders around the table to make bold commitments for feminist technology, gender‐based violence, sexual rights and human rights, feminist movements, and much more. Although we are still working through ...