A stand-up comedian friend of mine had a routine that killed during Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential run. He was referencing the ad nauseam refrain of her supporters online, whether from Democratic National Committee hacks in the tank for the heiress apparent or just earnest idealists. You probably heard some iteration of it: “I want my daughter to know that, one day, she can grow up to be president of the United States of America.”

My friend’s bit was something to the effect of, “So, you aren’t already telling your daughter that? You just say ‘Look, until Queen Hillary takes the wheel, no dreams for you, Emily!!!”

Okay, it works better onstage, but the point still stands: when a father who doesn’t tell his little girl she can be president is the punch line of an absurd joke, it can be a little difficult to defend the political necessity of liberal feminism — in no small part because the women’s movement has already won so many battles, and to its credit.