Seriously, I believe that pundits who assume that all feminists (or all women, for that matter) would think alike and stand in lockstep on all issues pertaining to women are being condescending. Do all men think alike on all issues pertaining to men? Do all people of color think alike on issues of race? Do all immigrants think alike on issues of immigration?

It’s so much easier to dismiss us as “conflicted” (and thereby diminish the importance of the issues at hand) than to admit that we are intelligent, analytic beings… and that, as such, we don’t always agree on every last detail. That shouldn’t be such a shocker!

The strength of AAUW is in working through those differences as we stay focused on the main mission: equity for all women and girls. We all aren’t going to always agree on the paths to achieve that mission, but as long as we listen respectfully to each other and focus on the mission, we’ll continue to make progress.