MP for Walthamstow, Stella Creasy, is one of seven women to feature in the February issue of Vogue in an article titled Meet the New Suffragettes.
In an interview with the British magazine to mark 100 years since women won the right to vote, Ms Creasy said she is “impatient to change the world” and called herself “the anti-Sheryl Sandberg”.
The Labour MP made the comments in reference to the chief operating officer of Facebook and author of the book Lean In, which explores the lack of equality for women in the 21st century.
Although more than one million copies were sold, critics of the book branded Sandberg as elitist.
Ms Creasy said: “There’s definitely a Mean Girls-style Burn Book in politics – patriarchy isn’t gendered – but the way we talk about other women is important.”
The Labour MP adds: "Women should be believed, because coming forward about harassment is hard. I see the pressure to close down the debates, to say systems are in place, but if so, they’re not working.
“I’m the anti-Sheryl Sandberg. For me, it’s not about leaning in, it’s about building an army.
“Progress can happen. My mistake was thinking that it would be easy.”
The article also features interviews with Liv Little, founder of gal-dem, a magazine comprised of people of colour, and Sophie Walker, leader of the Women’s Equality Party in the UK.
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