This article presents a model of feminist identity development for women. The model is derived, in part, from Cross's (1971) theory of Black identity development and is based on the premise that women who live in contemporary society must first acknowledge, then struggle with, and repeatedly work through their feelings about the prejudice and discrimination they experience as women in order to achieve authentic and positive feminist identity. The stages in this process include passive acceptance, revelation, embeddedness-emanation, synthesis, and active commitment. Implications of the model are outlined for women, nonsexist and feminist psychotherapies and contemporary society.

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There are 5 stages. Negatively accept, revelation, detach and re-embed, merge, commitment. This is not a straight forward process, but a cycle. Each cycle allows the woman to have a richer feeling of the challenges in each stage, and she is increasingly able to cope with the already growing ability. She may also stop at some point, usually at the second and third stages. If she feels that her ability is not enough to cope with the pressure of life, she may return to other stages. Therefore, whether they can move forward depends not only on herself but also on her living environment and interpersonal status.

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As for me, way before I know the word 'feminist', when I started to learn writing I refuse to use 他们(they) to present 她(she) and 他(he). And when I watch TV series, I will be obsessed with those female villains, because of their power and rights. And when  I was a little child, encountered subtle gender discrimination, feel offended but don't understand why I am not happy. The desire for equality stems from the vitality itself 

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