For Lisa Haydon: 9 Badass Women Who Fly The Feminist Flag High

These 9 celebrities DID Google ‘feminism’, and got it so, so right.

Women who embrace the f-word openly. (Photo: The Quint)

To quote Joanne Harris, I love the smell of facepalm in the morning.

So when Lisa Haydon’s considered views on feminism came to light recently, I was delighted at the opportunity to indulge in my favourite hobby.

Then Imaan Sheikh did us all a favour by compiling a handy list of Indian actresses who are NOT feminists, thank you very much.

But then I thought of the children.

It’s all right for me, a hardened veteran of the militant school of feminism (read: Delhi University) to take a largely satirical view of this, and only occasionally head-desk. But what about the millions of impressionable young kids witnessing this bevy of talented, successful women vehemently dissociate themselves from a movement for equality and the freedom of choice?

In service of these impressionable minds, then, here are 9 fantastic female achievers who fly the feminist flag high and proud.

Arundhati Roy

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Barkha Dutt

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Mindy Kaling

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Freida Pinto

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Sapna Moti Bhavnani

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Konkona Sen Sharma

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Padma Lakshmi

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Zoya Akhtar

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Lilly “Superwoman” Singh

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