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Recommendations Whilst there are women in this world there will always be some kind of fem- inism movement directly or indirectly. How the marketing industry choses to identify these females and their demands will be key to a successful future. Based on the results of this research it is recommended that the market- ing industry identify the needs and demands of the new consumer found in this research being fourth wave millennial feminists. Within this re- search the demands found for better- ing marketing towards women were more diversity, realism and less photo editing. The fourth-wave of feminism has new reasons to fight, it recognises all social issues under the name feminism. Therefore, it is recommended that the marketing industry stay current and relevant with social issues. Marketing must up its game and show feminism how to be feminists instead of patron- izing women. It is recommended that the marketing industry strip back down to the bare minimum. Fourth wavers are tired of being bombarded with highly edited unrealistic images of females. The fourth wave calls for an end to photo editing. Which has been particularly successful within the Missguided “Keep on Being You” campaign. This campaign also demonstrates that when used correctly Femvertising can be successful. Therefore, it is recom- mended that the marketing industry uses femvertising and empowertising as techniques to market to the new consumer, however it is important to not lose the grasp of who and why they are marketing to these consum- ers. Whilst the research suggests that online marketing will remain