President Donald Trump’s senior advisor Kellyanne Conway spoke to attendees at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) 2017 on Thursday morning, and what she said was earth-shattering.
Feminists around the world are rolling their eyes, because Conway just redefined their entire identity — and she was spot on.
Conway took the stage to discuss her successful career and her personal interactions with Trump, but her encouragement to conservative women is what stole the show.
She began by slamming what modern feminism has become and addressed why she doesn’t identify with the term.
Feminists will tell you that they define their movement as “the advocacy of women’s rights on the grounds of political, social, and economic equality to men.”
As the mother of three young girls and one of the most successful women in the political sphere, it seems this definition would describe Conway perfectly.
But she recognizes the true definition the term has taken, based on the specific activism she, and the world, has observed.
Conway defined modern, liberal feminism as, “anti-men and pro-abortion.”
The women’s march, a massive gathering of modern, liberal feminists, was filled with pro-Planned Parenthood and abortion ideas, with dramatically less focus on equal pay for equal work.
Conway described a personal battle she had with equal pay, and her inspiring story is one every woman needs to hear.
She was asked to deliver a speech alongside a male political commentator when she was in her late 20s. Never being paid for a speech prior, a speaking fee didn’t even cross her mind, until she was asked.
“I froze,” she explained, “To me, free speech wasn’t the first amendment, it was ‘call Kellyanne, she’ll give a free speech.’” she joked.
But what she did next was triumphant.
In a brave example of self-confidence, Conway responded “I’ll have what he’s having.” According to Conway, the man on the other line was confused, but compliant. He told her about the $3,500 speaking fee the man had requested, to which she replied, “that will work,” hung up, and fell to the floor in excitement.
A brave, bold move for a young woman in politics, and proof to women everywhere that if you believe in your own worth, what you can achieve is endless.
— The Horn editorial team