As told to Olivia Fleming
Nov 6, 2019

For our 2019 Women Who Dare series, Jameela Jamil, the outspoken and always opinionated founder of I Weigh, asks Gloria Steinem, author of The Truth Will Set You Free, But First It Will Piss You Off, for advice on how to handle activism in the age of social media, how to talk to men about abortion and toxic masculinity, and whether the ideal feminist exists.

Jameela Jamil: I've been an activist for 14 years, but over the last two years, I've been very publicly embraced for it, and I don't think I had braced myself for what an intense experience it is when it comes to people's opinions about your opinion. A lot of the backlash I sometimes get is from men.

Gloria Steinem: Does that happen to you online or in person or both?

Continued: https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/politics/a29564304/jameela-jamil-gloria-steinem-women-who-dare/