Ivanka Trump: My father has 'lived' gender equality

Ivanka Trump credits her father with being the 'big reason I am the woman I am today'.

US presidential hopeful Donald Trump is often described as many things but feminist is one adjective that is less likely to be used to characterise him.

In fact, the 70-year-old billionaire has at times been accused of sexism and has consistently polled badly with women in United States during the election campaign.

Donald Trump is a contender to become the next president of the United States Credit: Reuters

But according to his daughter Ivanka, Trump is a feminist who has "lived" gender equality.

In an interview with the Sunday Times (£), the 34-year-old businesswoman said her father's feminism is "a big reason I am the woman I am today".

Ivanka Trump said her father has employed women at the 'highest levels' of his organisation. Credit: PA

Ivanka, who works on her father's campaign, also said: "He always told me and showed me that I could do anything I set my mind to if I married vision and passion with work ethic. He's also surrounded me with strong female role models who have done just that since I was a little girl."