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To honor the tradition of our fore-mothers and fore-fathers of TC, we ought to continue this topic...  
Therefore, I´d like to share with you a fantastic piece by Robert Jensen:
Feminism´s Challenge: Articulating Alternatives to Unsustainable Hierarchies
Here´s the beginning of the article:
"What is the most important challenge facing women in the 21st century, and why?"
That one isn´t easy for anyone to answer, especially in 300 words or less. But that was the assignment from editors of the University of Texas´ web site for faculty members contributing to the "Many Voices of Feminism" collection, which is online at http://www.utexas.edu/features/2009/03/09/feminisms/.
It is an especially tricky question for a man to try to answer. Rather than pretending to speak for women or for feminism, I wanted to explain why I embraced feminism as a method for analyzing hierarchy that could be useful in all social movements. Although men often treat feminism as a threat, in the 20 years I have been involved in feminist projects I have come to recognize it as a gift to men who want to understand and critique not only gender but other oppressive systems. For me, feminism is a crucial part of the struggle for social justice and sustainability.
Below are the 306 words that I came up with, not to answer the question but to hint at the compelling reasons we all should commit to feminism and the other progressive social movements that are necessary if there is to be a hope for a decent future, or any future at all.
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