“We need to understand how gender, race, ethnicity and class are not separate systems of oppression. These systems interact with each other and shape how a person experiences power or oppression,” explains legal scholar Patricia Hill Collins (Hobbs & Rice, 2013, p. 61-2). This statement indicates that intersectionality is an important concept when it comes to feminism because one's experiences are influenced by all aspects of one's identity, not just one, as they are all intertwined. Feminism to me means that everyone in any society, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, social or economic status, ability, race or ethnicity, should have equal opportunities which include, but are not limited to, rights social and cultural rights, political rights, and economic rights. Therefore, I would call myself a feminist because I believe that how one identifies should not have an effect on how one is treated in a society; Likewise, it is important for a society to understand the difficulties that oppressed populations face in their daily lives and recognize their role in ameliorating the problem of inequality. Perhaps this mentality was due to the fact that I had lived a sheltered life on a military base. base during my childhood, surrounded by predominantly white neighbors, without ever having witnessed an act of racism because there weren't many minorities around, an act of social or economic discrimination because we all had the same economic status, or an act of homophobia because no one was openly gay in my old neighborhood. I always believed that everyone had the same opportunities because I never knew anyone did