I hate agreeing with that to any extent. But I think that you really can't remove it as a contributing factor. Not so much the modern "fat is feminism" thing. That's such a small minority of people that I really don't think you can hold it up as in any way influential. But rather it's the fact that homes with both people working have become the norm. That removed home cooking from the vast majority of households.  I'm not trying to excuse that or anything. Obviously it's not that hard to keep calories within one's limit even if getting every meal out of a supermarket freezer or plastic bag. And modern kitchen appliances have made it insanely easy to prepare a lot of things which used to be fairly time or labor intensive. But in general, I think that most people have stuck with the first solution that offered itself up. Fast food and premade meals.  Obviously equality is a  good thing and it's something I hope nobody would want to roll the clock back on. But the rise of households where husband and wife are both out most of the day has created a lot of changes that our culture really didn't adapt to in the best way.