Shailene Woodley explains why she doesn't like to call herself a feminist

Actress Shailene Woodley has revealed that she doesn't like to call herself a feminist because being defined and divided by labels is dangerous.

During a new interview with NYLON magazine, the superstar explained that while she agrees with the ideals and beliefs of feminism, she doesn't like the label so tends to veer away from it:

"The reason why I don't like to say that I am a feminist or I am not a feminist is because to me it's still a label. I do not want to be defined by one thing. Why do we have to have that label to divide us? We should all be able to embrace one another regardless of our belief system and regardless of the labels that we have put upon ourselves."

'The Fault In Our Stars' sensation went onto add that people should be paying attention to the more serious things going on in the world right now:

"I mean, if we spent as much energy focusing on the genocide that's going on right now in parts of Africa as we spent on that one article, think about what we could accomplish. Change is not going to come from focusing on the small things that actors say."

Watch a new interview with Shailene Woodley here: