The word “feminist” has caused a stir wherever it has been uttered. It has acquired a negative connotation and is often confused with misandry. While these statements may be true for a minimal number of feminists, the truth is that to get an accurate representation of what feminists actually believe one should go to the source. The two main problems are that, first, “it is not rigidly structured or guided by a single figure or group” and, most importantly, there is not just one type of feminism, there are hundreds of them in every aspect of our lives. (Tavana, 2014). The most underrepresented group within feminism are those in government. Not everyone has the same theories and therefore does not have the same beliefs. However, what we do know is that, whatever theory they have, or agenda they follow, they are all avid promoters of gender equality. One theory of feminism that exists is “second wave feminism” (Mandle, 2014). This is the best known form. These were the successors of the First Wave feminists who focused primarily on suffrage and legal rights in the 19th and 20th centuries (Burkett, 2013). The fundamental goals of second-wave feminism are different from the first, as they focus primarily on abolishing inequality in the workplace, such as the proverbial glass ceiling and the wage gap, through anti-discrimination laws.” (Tavana, 2014). The ideals proposed in this way have been adopted by the government in the form of bills and laws such as Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 2014). This, again, is what one might consider traditional feminism. Another feminist theory is Marxist feminism. This type of fe...... half of article ......org/Gimenez, M.E. (1998). Marxist/materialist feminism. Retrieved March 12, 2014, from http://www.cddc.vt.edu/feminism/mar.htmlMandle, J.D. (n.d.). Identity politics, feminism and social change. Retrieved from https://userpages.umbc.edu/~korenman/wmst/identity_pol.htmlOxford Dictionaries (2014). feminism: Definition of feminism in the Oxford (American English) Dictionary (USA). Retrieved March 13, 14 from http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/feminism?q=feminismRoe v. Wade, 410 US 113Stanford University (2007, October 18).Liberal Feminism (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy) ). Retrieved March 12, 2014, from http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/feminism-liberal/Wolbrecht, C. (2000). Of Presidents and Platforms. In The politics of women's rights: parties, positions and change (pp. 23-72). Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.