Gender equality is the state in which access to rights or opportunities is unaffected by gender. Feminism is the advocacy of women's rights on the ground of the equality of the sexes. As you can see from this funny cartoon by Nathan Yaffe from CollegeHumor however, even though the two terms share many similarities, some people have very different ideas about what they actually mean.

We have come a long way since the dark times of first-wave feminism when for a whole 70 years, women fought for their right to vote. During second-wave feminism, a fight began for a wider range of issues, from the workplace to de facto inequalities, family and many more.

Lainey Molnar, a Hungarian artist now residing in Amsterdam, leverages her vibrant and heartfelt illustrations to champion women's empowerment. Since starting her artistic journey on Instagram in 2019, Lainey has confronted societal norms with comics that address feminism, body positivity, and relationships, resonating deeply with her global audience.

The world is far from being a perfect place and one of the biggest problems with society is that men and women are often judged differently.

French comic artist Emma introduces the concept of the mental load. When a man expects his partner to ask him to do things, he is viewing her as the manager of their household chores