--- 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=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 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=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Ivanka Trump Says Her Father Donald Is a 'Feminist'  by [Melissa Chan](https://time.com/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Jul 3, 2016 6:59 PM UTC  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. 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.” \[[_Sunday Times_](http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/dads-a-feminist-says-ivanka-3bz9krjp0)\] Donald Trump Is a ‘Feminist,’ Daughter Ivanka Trump Says ```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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