Fourth-wave feminism, a feminist movement which began in the early 2010s, focuses on womens empowerment, challenging gender roles, sexual harassment, body shaming and gender equality.

According to History.com, the first wave of feminism focused on women’s suffrage rights, the second on deconstructing traditional womanly roles like wife and mother, and the third on sexual harassment in the workplace and a lack of women in positions of power. However, these previous waves of feminism faced the issue of centering too much on privileged white women.

Now, unlike previous generations, fourth-wave feminism brings in the voices of women of color, trans women, and nonbinary people as a culmination of previous movements. It utilizes social media to spread awareness and gain support, with new feminist TV shows, movies, songs and podcasts painting a new story about women.

Despite its prevalence, not many Americans consider themselves strictly feminist. According to the Survey Center on American Life, 35% of Americans consider themselves somewhat feminist and 33% consider themselves not feminist at all. Forty-two percent of women say the term feminist describes them very well or somewhat while 27% of men say the same. The gender gap is more pronounced through ages 18 to 29, with women making up 55% and men only 31%.

Lisa Knox, recording secretary of the Palo Alto Women’s Club, said feminists’ goals used to be more about gaining basic human rights.

“It was during our lifetime that women were not allowed to get a credit card without their husbands co-signing permission,” Knox said. “Even our generation takes that for granted because we were children and didn’t really even know. I don’t think we’ve gotten there yet. We were busy trying to get women to just even get hired for traditionally male jobs.”