Feminist icon Gloria Steinem pulled no punches when she was asked about Ivanka Trump in a recent interview, disputing Ivanka's claim that she is herself a feminist and comparing the First Daughter's opinions about maternity care to Nazi policy.

Refinery29 asked the 83-year-old what she thought about criticism that Ivanka was trying to 'co-opt feminism', but Ms. Steinem flatly disagreed with that assessment — and Ivanka's insistence that she is a feminist, period.

'She hasn't co-opted feminism. Nobody on earth thinks she's a feminist, are you kidding me?' said the activist, who was speaking as part of conference for Create & Cultivate NYC.

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Gloria Steinem, 83, spoke out against Ivanka Trump, 35, in a new interview

The feminist icon said that despite Ivanka's claims, she is definitely not a feminist

Ivanka, 35, has stated several times that she considers herself to be a feminist, telling Harper's Bazaar in August: 'I am. Absolutely.'

However, Ms. Steinem — one of the most iconic voices of modern feminism — thinks Ivanka may talk the talk, but she doesn't walk the walk.

A feminist, she told Refinery29, is someone 'who believes in the full equality of the sexes'.

She explained that despite Ivanka's claim that she is feminist, her actions and public statements don't actually line up with feminist dogma.

'I have not seen her standing up and saying women should have a right to control their own bodies and decide when and whether to have children,' she said.

Specifically, she added, 'I saw her being interviewed by Cosmopolitan, and she was asked about her maternity leave policy, but it's only if you physically give birth. It's not for adoptive parents, not for fathers.'

Gloria, speaking at a Create & Cultivate event, said she doesn't see Ivanka actually standing up for women and women's rights

'It's perfectly natural for the [Cosmopolitan interviewer] to say "What about fathers, what about adoptive parents?" said Steinem. 'And when she asked that question, Ivanka stopped the interview.'

The interview, which took place in September of 2016, was cut short by Ivanka when journalist Prachi Gupta pushed her to clarify whether same-sex couples who adopt should be entitled to parental leave, after Ivanka herself brought up same-sex couples.

At the time, Ivanka was promoting her dad Donald Trump's newly-released plan for childcare and maternity leave. Gupta pointed out that Trump had previously said that pregnancy was inconvenient for business — stating a fact to which Ivanka took offense.

The interviewer continued to ask Ivanka to clarify points, which Ivanka found 'negative' — leading to her hanging up.

Steinem was a vocal Hillary Clinton supporter (pictured with her and Former US Secretary of State Teresa C. Younger on May 3)

Steinem also mentioned an interview Ivanka did in which she took offense to standard questions

Speaking of the policy that Ivanka was promoting, Steinem went so far as to compare it to a policy of Nazi Germany.

'That happens to be the same policy as every authoritarian regime on Earth that I know of, including Hitler's Germany. I'm not saying that she knows this, but [the Nazis] were paying women to have children. By accident, perhaps, that's her policy.'

Steinem was likely referring to the Nazi association called Lebensborn, which encouraged 'pure blood' women to reproduce. The program provided care for these children, essentially offering monetary help to women who birthed blonde-haired, blue-eyed offspring.

Steinem is not the first feminist voice this month to speak out against Ivanka, particularly in light of the First Daughter's new book.

She even compared the Trump administration's policy on maternity care and childcare to that of the Nazis

In Women Who Work: Rewriting the Rules for Success, Ivanka highlights Reshma Saujani's non-profit Girls Who Code, lauding the founder for closing the tech industry's gender gap.

But Saujani was not flattered to be included — in fact, she seemed quite angry at the mention, twetting: '@ivankatrump Don't use my story in #WomenWhoWork unless you are going to stop being #complicit.'

Saujani, who criticized the president for ending Michelle Obama's education initiative for girls in developing countries on Monday tweeted a sharp rebuke the following day when Ivanka's book was released.

She accused Ivanka of 'using' her story and branded her 'complicit' — a common critique that was solidified in pop culture after Saturday Night Live ran a fake perfume ad mocking the first daughter for helping soften Donald Trump's message.

Ivanka highlighted Reshma Saujani's non-profit Girls Who Code in the new book Women Who Work: Rewriting the Rules for Success

But Saujani accused Ivanka of 'using' her story and branded her 'complicit'

Ivanka's book also includes the famous words of Jane Goodall, Mindy Kaling, Warren Buffett, and Sheryl Sandberg — all of whom have criticized her father or spoken in favor of his election rival Hillary Clinton.

Conservationist Goodall, famous for her work studying chimpanzees, was quoted: 'What you do makes a difference and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.'

Many of the quotes are from people who have expressed their support of Hillary Clinton or slammed President Donald Trump

Goodall told the Washington Post: 'I understand that Ms. Trump has used one of my quotes in her forthcoming book.

'I was not aware of this, and have not spoken with her, but I sincerely hope she will take the full import of my words to heart.

'She is in a position to do much good or terrible harm. I hope that Ms. Trump will stand with us to value and cherish our natural world and protect this planet for future generations,' Goodall added.

Ivanka's spokesperson issued a statement saying the book's manuscript was submitted before the election.

'Ivanka has always believed that no one person or party has a monopoly on good ideas,' according to a statement to CNN.

'When she was writing this book, she included quotes from many different thought leaders who've inspired Ivanka and helped inform her viewpoints over the years.'

Gooddall has previously likened Donald Trump's performance to 'male chimpanzees and their dominance rituals' and criticized his environmental policies.

Ivanka's book, a guide for women on succeeding in the workplace, is peppered with quotes from everyone ranging from Colin Powell to Jane Goodall (pictured)

Many celebrities, including Mindy Kaling (left) and Richard Branson (right) were quoted even though they have expressed support for Hillary Clinton or slammed Ivanka's father

Cynthia Nixon, Lauren Bush Laren, Richard Branson, Warren Buffett, and Deepak Chopra were all quoted in the book as well, even though they have expressed their support of Clinton or slammed Ivanka's father.

Most disturbing to many Trump critics, however, is Ivanka's use of Toni Morrison and Maya Angelou's work, which prompted Twitter users to call the First Daughter a 'travesty'.

Ivanka included a line from Morrison's Pulitzer-winning Beloved that reads: 'Freeing yourself was one thing; claiming ownership of that freed self was another'.

The quote, used to illustrate the horrors of slavery, was included in Ivanka's book before a chapter called 'working smarter'.

Ivanka then asks: 'Are you a slave to your time or the master of it? Despite your best intentions, it's easy to be reactive and get caught up in returning calls, attending meetings, answering e-mails...'

She also goes on to attribute Maya Angelou for writing: 'Ask for what you want and be prepared to get it.'

Most disturbing, however, is Ivanka's misappropriation of the work of Toni Morrison (left) and Maya Angelou (right), which prompted Twitter users to call the first daughter a 'travesty'

Ivanka's former stepmother Marla Maples took to Instagram on Wednesday night to share a photo of herself posed with the memoir

But the line included in Angelou's memoir — which was a piece of advice the writer's mother gave her about living with the realities of racism — actually reads: 'Ask for what you want and be prepared to pay for what you get.'

Ivanka has insisted that, for ethical reasons, she will not be formally promoting her newest book with a tour and media appearances, but that isn't stopping her — or her family — from plugging her new memoir on social media.

The 35-year-old mother-of-three took to Instagram earlier this month to share a heartwarming video of herself having an after-work dance party with her sons Joseph, three, and Theodore, one.

When posting the 'Throwback Thursday' clip, Ivanka couldn't resist urging her 3.5 million Instagram followers to check out a new article outlining the things she says about motherhood in her book.

The slogan 'women who work' was the result of a brainstorming session in 2013 to help Ivanka break into the mass market and appeal to women who shopped at retailers like Macy's, according to a New York Times profile.



