If you don’t already consider yourself feminist, we’ve got a message that just might change your mind—and it’s coming straight from the Oval Office.
Today, Barack Obama published an essay on Glamour.com, discussing the importance of modern feminism. He highlights his experiences growing up without a dad, being married to Michelle and raising his two daughters, demonstrating the important relationships he’s had with women in his life, and how they’ve shaped his views on feminism over the years.
“It is absolutely men’s responsibility to fight sexism too,” writes Obama. “As spouses and partners and boyfriends, we need to work hard and be deliberate about creating truly equal relationships.”
He goes on to praise feminist progress, while stressing that we are not even close to done: “We need to keep changing the attitude that raises our girls to be demure and our boys to be assertive, that criticizes our daughters for speaking out and our sons for shedding a tear.”
However, the timing of this article isn’t going over any of our heads. Just a few months before the 2016 election, Obama throws in a shout-out to Hillary, calling her nomination “a historic moment for America.”
But regardless of whether you’re #WithHer or not, Obama thinks feminism should always be on your mind. Keep breaking those glass ceilings, ladies.