--- title: Donald Trump Is a ‘Feminist,’ Daughter Ivanka Trump Says description: Ivanka Trump, the daughter of presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump, insisted her father was a “feminist” in a new interview. canonical: https://time.com/4392409/ivanka-trump-donald-trump-feminist/ author: Melissa Chan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-07-03T18:59:45.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-03-31T09:51:54.326Z article:section: Politics og:title: Ivanka Trump Says Her Father Donald Is a 'Feminist' og:description: "He’s a big reason I am the woman I am today" og:url: https://time.com/4392409/ivanka-trump-donald-trump-feminist/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8963dbcc2996d66e/69889a822dce019bf79e9b5a/ivanka-trump-donald-trump-feminist.jpg?branch=production&width=1024&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1024 og:image:height: 576 og:image:alt: "The Trump Card: Playing To Win In Work And Life" Book Launch Celebration og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Ivanka Trump Says Her Father Donald Is a 'Feminist' twitter:description: "He’s a big reason I am the woman I am today" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8963dbcc2996d66e/69889a822dce019bf79e9b5a/ivanka-trump-donald-trump-feminist.jpg?branch=production&width=1024&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Ivanka Trump Says Her Father Donald Is a 'Feminist' > Sponsored content. 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Donald Trump and Ivanka Trump attend the "The Trump Card: Playing to Win in Work and Life" book launch celebration at Trump Tower on Oct. 14, 2009 in New York City. Andrew H. Walker—Getty Images  by [Melissa Chan](https://time.com/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Jul 3, 2016 6:59 PM UTC [Ivanka Trump](http://motto.time.com/4182722/ivanka-trump-negotiation-skills/?iid=sr-link1), the daughter of presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump, insisted her father was a “feminist” in a [new interview](http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/dads-a-feminist-says-ivanka-3bz9krjp0) published Sunday. The 34-year-old mother of three said her father respects women, disputing talks throughout Trump’s campaign from critics who say the real estate mogul insults women and [treats them poorly](http://time.com/4276762/the-ladies-and-the-trump/), the _Sunday Times_ of London reports. “My father is a feminist. He’s a big reason I am the woman I am today,” Ivanka Trump told the newspaper. “People talk about gender equality. He has lived it, he has employed women at the highest levels of the Trump Organization for decades, so I think it’s a great testament to how capable he thinks women are and has shown that his whole life.” **Read More:** [**_This Is Why Donald Trump Is Terrified of Strong Women_**](http://time.com/4389969/donald-trump-elizabeth-warren-2/) “He always told me and showed me that I could do anything I set my mind to if I married vision and passion with work ethic,” she added. “He’s also surrounded me with strong female role models who have done just that since I was a little girl.” \[[_Sunday Times_](http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/dads-a-feminist-says-ivanka-3bz9krjp0)\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4392409/ivanka-trump-donald-trump-feminist/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4392409/ivanka-trump-donald-trump-feminist/"},"headline":"Ivanka Trump Says Her Father Donald Is a 'Feminist'","datePublished":"2016-07-03T18:59:45.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-31T09:51:54.326Z","description":"\"He’s a big reason I am the woman I am today\"","url":"https://time.com/4392409/ivanka-trump-donald-trump-feminist/","keywords":["Donald Trump"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8963dbcc2996d66e/69889a822dce019bf79e9b5a/ivanka-trump-donald-trump-feminist.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Melissa Chan","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/melissa-chan/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8963dbcc2996d66e/69889a822dce019bf79e9b5a/ivanka-trump-donald-trump-feminist.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"\"The Trump Card: Playing To Win In Work And Life\" Book Launch Celebration","caption":"Donald Trump and Ivanka Trump attend the \"The Trump Card: Playing to Win in Work and Life\" book launch celebration at Trump Tower on Oct. 14, 2009 in New York City.","creditText":"Andrew H. 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