<p>Indian actress Freida Pinto, who rose to fame with Oscar-winner 'Slumdog Millionaire', says the feminism advocates gender equality but is largely misconstrued as an anti-male concept.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The 30-year-old actress says feminism is the need of the hour as gender bias is a sad reality today.<br /><br />"Feminism to me is equality. There is no man over woman and vice versa. Feminism is a very misconstrued and misunderstood topic.<br /><br />"As soon as we say feminism, it does not mean all men should become subordinate and women should be the ones who rule the world. The only way we can have a progressive and successful country or world is when men and women treat each other as equals," Freida told PTI.<br /><br />The young star says though men and women have different roles to play, they should complement each other rather than outdoing one another.<br /><br />"There are certain roles that men play and others that women play. Our reproductive organs are different and clearly there is a reason why women carry the baby but that does not mean the man cannot help out with the caring of the child.<br /><br />"Father is as much a nurturer as the mother. I grew up with that equality so I can say people who understand feminism understand that men and women are equal but have different roles to play," she said.</p>
<p>Indian actress Freida Pinto, who rose to fame with Oscar-winner 'Slumdog Millionaire', says the feminism advocates gender equality but is largely misconstrued as an anti-male concept.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The 30-year-old actress says feminism is the need of the hour as gender bias is a sad reality today.<br /><br />"Feminism to me is equality. There is no man over woman and vice versa. Feminism is a very misconstrued and misunderstood topic.<br /><br />"As soon as we say feminism, it does not mean all men should become subordinate and women should be the ones who rule the world. The only way we can have a progressive and successful country or world is when men and women treat each other as equals," Freida told PTI.<br /><br />The young star says though men and women have different roles to play, they should complement each other rather than outdoing one another.<br /><br />"There are certain roles that men play and others that women play. Our reproductive organs are different and clearly there is a reason why women carry the baby but that does not mean the man cannot help out with the caring of the child.<br /><br />"Father is as much a nurturer as the mother. I grew up with that equality so I can say people who understand feminism understand that men and women are equal but have different roles to play," she said.</p>