--- title: Hillary Clinton Wants You to Call Her a Feminist description: During an appearance in Chicago, Clinton revealed that she doesn't believe there's "anything controversial" about being a feminist canonical: https://time.com/2864425/hillary-clinton-hard-choices-feminist/ author: Megan Gibson article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-06-12T15:43:40.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T08:55:27.701Z og:title: Hillary Clinton Wants You to Call Her a Feminist og:description: For her, it's not a hard choice og:url: https://time.com/2864425/hillary-clinton-hard-choices-feminist/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5b929903dc79dfb8/6986974c36176024a890c956/170447343.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: Clinton Global Initiative America Meetings Begin In Chicago og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Hillary Clinton Wants You to Call Her a Feminist twitter:description: For her, it's not a hard choice twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5b929903dc79dfb8/6986974c36176024a890c956/170447343.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Hillary Clinton Wants You to Call Her a Feminist > Sponsored content. 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The CGI was established in 2005 by former President Bill Clinton with the intention of convening world leaders to address pressing global issues. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks to guests at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) on June 13, 2013 in Chicago, Illinois. The CGI was established in 2005 by former President Bill Clinton with the intention of convening world leaders to address pressing global issues. Scott Olson--Getty Images by [Megan Gibson](https://time.com/author/megan-gibson/) ## Megan Gibson Jun 12, 2014 3:43 PM UTC Though we live in an era in which women in the public eye seem to waffle over whether or not they consider themselves feminists, Hillary Clinton has made it perfectly clear: [she’s a feminist](http://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20140611/downtown/hillary-clinton-talks-feminism-putin-during-chicago-stop) and she has no problem with letting the world know. During an appearance in Chicago’s Harris Theater with Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Wednesday night, Clinton defined the ‘f-word’ simply as supporting equal rights for women, before adding, perhaps pointedly, “I don’t see anything controversial about that at all.” She also addressed the women — and men! — who view feminism as old-fashioned or out of date, saying, “I don’t think you’ve lived long enough.” As the former U.S. Secretary of State, Clinton discussed how feminism plays a key role in the U.S.’s foreign policy. “\[W\]omen and girls … \[are\] central to our foreign policy,” she said, explaining that nations that support women are more stable and “less likely to breed extremism.” Clinton — who is widely thought to be the leading Democratic contender for the 2016 presidential race though she hasn’t committed to running — is busy promoting her [new book _Hard Choices_](http://time.com/2853172/hillary-clinton-hard-choices-book-review/), which was released this week. The 656-page political memoir goes into detail about the many difficult decisions she’s already made throughout her career in politics. 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