In politics, they found there were not enough females in the House of Commons, so they came up with the idea of… — Gordon Taylor Copy Share Image
Sisterhood cannot be assumed on the basis of gender; it must be forged in concrete historical and political practice and analysis — Chandra Talpade Mohanty Copy Share Image
“Wisdom is knowing the right thing to do and doing it at the right time to get the desired result. It is… — Patience Johnson Copy Share Image
One of the ways we women often handicap ourselves is thinking that once we've made a decision or a commitment, we can't… — Gail Sheehy Copy Share Image
Whatever offices of life are performed by women of culture and refinement are thenceforth elevated; they cease to be mere servile toils,… — Harriet Beecher Stowe Copy Share Image
“Following the 'rules' of fashion... binds our bodies. It knits our legs together and prevents us from taking up space. It compels… — Sarah Hays Coomer Copy Share Image
If women feel they are able to go from partner to partner without feeling emotionally invested and ultimately hurt, they should go… — Chris Evans Copy Share Image
WEAKNESSES, n.pl. Certain primal powers of Tyrant Woman wherewith she holds dominion over the male of her species, binding him to the… — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
The biggest need that women have is more time. We all want more time in our lives. More time in the morning… — Renee Ellmers Copy Share Image
“Woman-identified women, whether straight, bisexual, or lesbian rarely make garnering male approval a priority in our lives. This is why we threaten… — bell hooks Copy Share Image
Every company I know is looking for more women at the table. Every board is looking for more women at the table.… — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
I do believe women have different ways of taking risks, of ruminating a bit more before they jump to conclusions. And I… — Christine Lagarde Copy Share Image
I think the economic empowerment of women that has been growing over the past decade is at the 'inflection point' with this… — Andrea Jung Copy Share Image
“As a group who can never afford the expensive fiction of having a nation—and whose bodies suffer from nationalism by being used… — Gloria Steinem Copy Share Image
“When society was patriarchal, as it was in the New Testament context and as it has been everywhere in the world except… — John G. Stackhouse Jr Copy Share Image
Naturally my stories are about women - I'm a woman. I don't know what the term is for men who write mostly… — Alice Munro Copy Share Image
I hated the 1960's feminists," she says. "They were dogmatists, you see. In comes ideology, and out goes common sense. This is… — Doris Lessing Copy Share Image
If we truly believe that every girl in every corner of the globe is worthy of an education as our own daughters… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
“It seems to me those are just the ones who have to do without, because, in the final analysis, they can. And… — Lynne Reid Banks Copy Share Image
We have plenty of young women coming into biology and medicine, but we don't have enough coming into physics and engineering. It's… — Alice Roberts Copy Share Image
The question of woman's work in its economic aspect is really one not so much now of woman's rights as of woman's… — R. Heber Newton Copy Share Image
It's such a difficult thing for women, especially, to admit when we're not coping, because we're supposed to be all right with… — Zawe Ashton Copy Share Image
I wanted to pay homage to working women because they are the bridge that got us over.' My work is about the… — Barbara Neely Copy Share Image
Men have constructed female sexuality and in so doing have annihilated the chance for sexual intelligence in women. Sexual intelligence cannot live… — Andrea Dworkin Copy Share Image
the new women in politics seem to be saying that we already know how to lose, thank you very much. Now we… — Gloria Steinem Copy Share Image
So much of the destruction on Earth has been wrought by men. Women are the ones who give life and try to… — William T. Vollmann Copy Share Image
Let men do their duty and the women will be such wonders; the female lives from the light of the male: see… — William Blake Copy Share Image
“...the women of this nation in 1876, have greater cause for discontent, rebellion and revolution than the men of 1776.” — Susan B. Anthony Copy Share Image
“Sex appeal was the “spoonful of sugar” that helped the “medicine” of feminism go down. A liberated heroine who still looked sexy… — Mike Madrid Copy Share Image
“You sought a flower and found a fruit. You sought a spring and found a sea. You sought a woman and found… — edith sodergran Copy Share Image
The stereotypical gay man is someone whose company I enjoy, someone who makes me laugh, someone I'd want my kid to be.… — Ayelet Waldman Copy Share Image
There are emotional ties to family that are connected to the sexual experience for women that are very different than men which… — Zoe Lister-Jones Copy Share Image
While women's healthcare extends far beyond reproductive healthcare, its politicization is harming women's overall health and well-being. — Leana S. Wen Copy Share Image
From joblessness to lack of education and professional skills to sexual and gender-based violence, women face a multi-faceted oppression. — Zainab Salbi Copy Share Image
“A woman with strong character can be easily labelled as a bossy *itch while her male counterpart is a firm leader, only… — Sally El-Akkad Copy Share Image
The only jobs for which no man is qualified are human incubators and wet nurse. Likewise, the only job for which no… — Wilma Scott Heide Copy Share Image
What a dichotomy. What conflicting ideas that we love and embrace these women, and entrust them to raise our children and to… — Kathryn Stockett Copy Share Image
Political system is contrary to everything a feminine heart stands for. It lacks tenderness. It lacks poetry. It doesn't nurture. It doesn't… — Marianne Williamson Copy Share Image
Some women succeed at being strong and also tender, but most of those who have intended to walk alone, making their own… — Elsa Schiaparelli Copy Share Image
I've always been about the power of a woman - accentuating the positive, deleting the negative, whether you're talking her body, her… — Donna Karan Copy Share Image
