--- title: Kellyanne Conway Feminism Abortion Rights CPAC description: Find out what Kellyanne Conway said at CPAC about her thoughts on feminism. canonical: https://time.com/4680131/kellyanne-conway-feminism-cpac/ author: Samantha Cooney article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-02-23T16:15:25.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-06-24T06:56:53.314Z og:title: Kellyanne Conway Says Modern Feminism Is ‘Anti-Male’ and ‘Pro-Abortion’ og:description: The White House adviser calls herself ‘postfeminist’ og:url: https://time.com/4680131/kellyanne-conway-feminism-cpac/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte1e518c00d436503/6988bb8597cdff62c36af917/kellyanne-conway-feminism.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3500 og:image:height: 1969 og:image:alt: US-POLITICS-CPAC og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Kellyanne Conway Says Modern Feminism Is ‘Anti-Male’ and ‘Pro-Abortion’ twitter:description: The White House adviser calls herself ‘postfeminist’ twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte1e518c00d436503/6988bb8597cdff62c36af917/kellyanne-conway-feminism.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Kellyanne Conway Says Modern Feminism Is ‘Anti-Male’ and ‘Pro-Abortion’ > Sponsored content. 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The White House adviser calls herself ‘postfeminist’_  by [Samantha Cooney](https://time.com/author/samantha-cooney/)  ## Samantha Cooney Feb 23, 2017 4:15 PM UTC  by [Samantha Cooney](https://time.com/author/samantha-cooney/)  ## Samantha Cooney Feb 23, 2017 4:15 PM UTC Senior White House adviser [Kellyanne Conway](http://motto.time.com/4651942/kellyanne-conway-speech-march-for-life/?iid=sr-link4) doesn’t see herself as a feminist. In a Q&A at the [Conservative Political Action Conference](http://cpac.conservative.org/) on Thursday, the highest ranking woman in President Donald Trump’s Administration was asked about conservative feminism and why she believes women belong in the Republican party. “I believe this generation, particularly the younger generation, doesn’t really like labels,” Conway said. “It’s difficult for me to call myself a feminist in the classic sense — because it seems to be very anti-male and it certainly seems to be very pro-abortion. I’m neither anti-male or pro-abortion. There’s an individual feminism, if you will. You make your own choices. I look at myself as a product of my choices, not a victim of my circumstances. And to me, that’s what conservative feminism is all about.” Conway, who was raised [by a single mother](https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/magazine/they-never-saw-this-coming-a-qanda-with-kellyanne-conway-on-trumps-victory/2017/01/26/2bf64c10-da96-11e6-9a36-1d296534b31e%5Fstory.html?utm%5Fterm=.21e85cd495f9), attributed her beliefs to her own upbringing. “I was raised to be a strong and independent woman without anybody saying the word feminist or having political conversation,” she said. “My mother never felt sorry for herself,” Conway said. “She just figured it out. She didn’t complain…I believe those are timeless lessons and timeless opportunities for all women in similar circumstances and situations.” Conway has made similar remarks before. In [an interview with the Washington _Post_](https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/magazine/they-never-saw-this-coming-a-qanda-with-kellyanne-conway-on-trumps-victory/2017/01/26/2bf64c10-da96-11e6-9a36-1d296534b31e%5Fstory.html?utm%5Fterm=.1662af2b3d95) last month, Conway said that she considers herself “postfeminist” and again invoked the idea that she sees herself as a “product of her choices.” She [also said that she didn’t see the point](http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/kellyanne-conway-didnt-point-womens-march-washington/story?id=44968455) to the [Women’s March on Washington](http://motto.time.com/4634336/womens-march-on-washington-platform/), a large-scale, multi-purpose protest held in cities across the country and [world](https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/01/21/world/womens-march-pictures.html) the day after President Trump’s inauguration. Conway, who served as Trump’s [campaign manager](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2016/12/22/trump-names-campaign-manager-kellyanne-conway-as-white-house-counselor-to-the-president/?utm%5Fterm=.5622f7f6f701), also spoke about how proud she was to help President Trump defeat Hillary Clinton, the first female presidential nominee of a major political party. “I will tell my three daughters, your daughters or you, that the job of first female president of the United States remains open, so go for it,” she said. 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