Is there a difference between feminism and egalitarianism? [closed]

The definition of feminism (based on merriam-webster):

the theory of the political, economic, and social equality of the sexes

While egalitarianism is defined as:

a belief in human equality especially with respect to social, political, and economic affairs

Egalitarianism appears to touch on true equality (rather than just gender equality), but if one were to identify as an egalitarian (as it relates to gender issues), would there be any difference in simply defining oneself as a feminist?

Solution 1:

Egalitarianism automatically encompasses feminism, but feminism does not necessarily encompass egalitarianism. In other words, if you are an egalitarian, you are automatically a feminist as well, because egalitarians believe in gender equality. It's therefore unnecessary to specify that you are a feminist in addition to being an egalitarian, just as it's unnecessary to specify that you are a primate in addition to being a human; if you are the former, you are also the latter, so it goes without saying.

Of course, it's possible to be a feminist but not an egalitarian, just as it's possible to be a primate but not a human. You could, for example, believe in gender equality but not racial equality, socioeconomic equality, etc. Therefore a racist feminist would be a feminist but not an egalitarian.