"Feminism is important to me because a few months ago a guy decided for me that I wanted to have sex with him. I didn't want to."

A video made by Sydney Boys High stating why feminism matters has made waves online after being shared from the "Prefects of Sydney High" Facebook on Monday.

The video, titled "Feminism is Important To Us" was made as part of a series of events revolving around International Women's Day at the school, and shows students repeating the reasons why feminism is important to the women in their lives.

The idea was first discussed last year with teachers and the school leadership body and resulted in the boys gathering nearly 100 quotes from women, including teachers, friends, sisters and mothers. The boys then read out some of the quotes - such as the one above - to camera with responses varying from confronting stories about women being told that they were too flat chested, that they're not smart enough to be an economist, to their experiences of being sexually violated and galvanising quotes about wanting equal opportunity to pursue their dreams.