Feminism and the Ignorant Woman

Would Someone Please Explain?

Feminism:  1. Belief in the social, political, and economical equality of the sexes; 2. The movement organized around this belief (http://www.dictionary.com)

Don't get me wrong. I'm a woman through and through, and the idea of equality in society, goverment, and the world in general is appealing to me. I don't particulary want to spend my life working for a man, having my ass grabbed and being ordered to take dictation, make his coffee, and answer his phones. Luckily, this is the new millenium and not the 1950s, so I guess I don't have anything to worry about, right? Well....depends on how you look at it. 

The other day I read a short blog about a self proclaimed feminist who was angry about the fact that her employer had offered to explain the maternity leave policies to her upon her hire. From the short rant, I did not gather that she was of a size that pregnancy was an issue, nor did I take it that she was being sexually harassed in any form. The girl made it quite clear that she wasn't pregnant. Apparently, the man's mistake had been in assuming that she'd ever want children in the first place, and that it was highly sexist of him to assume that just because she was female that she was automatically required to understand how the company could help her were she to decide to ever carry a child. My own sarcastic nature, a bit outraged, decided that it would be great if she took that to court. Not only would it make her feel justified, but then all the poor women in the workforce who actually did want children at some point could be left completely in the dark when it came to their own employer's pregnancy leave polices. Feminism at its ignorant best.