Gender Quotes · Page 22

I never used gender as my crutch. Many women don't use gender as a crutch.

— Smriti Irani

I was never afraid to try female products. I didn't believe in those gender identities as it related to products.

— Saint Jhn

I try not to focus on the gender issue too much but I think you have to acknowledge it in order for…

— Emily Haines

The Statue of Liberty's gender changed nothing. It was the same here as anywhere: men and their wars.

— Jeffrey Eugenides

Hopefully in the future, generational challenges will be measured by achievement, not gender.

— Safra A. Catz

“You might not have guessed, but our office isn’t exactly a bastion of gender diversity.”

— Adrienne Bell

You write people as human beings first and then the gender specific stuff second.

— Irvine Welsh

“Let's stop pretending that we have all the answers, because when it comes to gender, none of us is fucking omniscient.”

— Kate Bornstein

Maybe our work appeals to some people more than others. But the opportunities that I present to my colleagues are completely uninfluenced…

— Bjarke Ingels

Without the presence of black people in America, European-Americans would not be "white"-- they would be Irish, Italians, Poles, Welsh, and other…

— Cornel West

Being transgender is more than just medical books and everything, procedures. It's something spiritual in which you're finding yourself and really discovering…

— Jazz Jennings

I was assigned male at birth, is the way I like to put it, because I think we're born who we are…

— Laverne Cox

If parents snicker at racial and gender jokes, another generation will pass on the poison adults still have not had the courage…

— Marian Wright Edelman

“And that makes us (black women) feel like we have spokespeople, because everybody we encounter feels they have a piece of you…

— Malebo Sephodi

I do believe that it's something that we don't talk about, but when there are clearly defined gender roles, it is much…

— Judy Gold

I've worked a lot with kids who identify as LGBTQ or gender nonconforming, and they are unquestionably some of the bravest people…

— Becky Albertalli

I hope what I do when I draw from other people's lives is pay tribute. To try to understand what it means…

— Kate Zambreno

“... it is fatal for anyone who writes to think of their sex. It is fatal to be a man or woman…

— Virginia Woolf

It's my view that gender is culturally formed, but it's also a domain of agency or freedom and that it is most…

— Judith Butler

The Violence Against Women Act protects the lives of tens of thousands of domestic violence victims. But the U.S. must also support…

— Barbara Boxer

I'm really lucky because my sister is a real activist soul and also hyper-intellectualized in this way that's really allowed me to…

— Lena Dunham

There are a whole bunch of people - Republicans or sports fans or reality TV fans - who probably would never have…

— Jill Soloway

Iceland's Women's Day Off in 1975 saw 90% of Icelandic women take time off from their paid and unpaid work, an experience…

— Catherine Mayer

“[...] For instance, a gay man who played with dolls in his childhood, dresses pink and engages in anal sex with another…

— Vincent Bozzino

The world belongs to those who want to make a difference, and gender is no barrier.

— Ananya Birla

HOW CAN WE EFFECT CHANGE IN THE WORLD WHEN ONLY HALF OF IT IS INVITED OR FEEL WELCOME TO PARTICIPATE IN THE…

— Emma Watson

I am proud to be a vocal advocate for pay equity to ensure hard work is paid fairly, regardless of sex or…

— Raphael Warnock

I'm saying the excessive focus on what gender a person is, rather than what they do, does a disservice to women.

— Liz Truss

Trans folks are going to rise up for their moments and their money!

— Hari Nef

The power I exert on the court depends on the power of the power of my arguments, not my gender

— Sandra Day O'Connor

If you real from the heart, you real from the heart. That ain't got nothing to do with no sex or gender.

— Quavo

The most important factor in determining whether you will succeed isn't your gender - it's you.

— Angela Braly

I definitely think awards ceremonies should have gender-neutral categories.

— Vanessa Morgan

I would like to see the breakdown of the binary way of looking at gender and sexuality.

— Alaska

We need not just a new generation of leadership but a new gender of leadership

— Anonymous

I think that aspiration to be greater than who you are is such a universal feeling, regardless of gender identity.

— Iman Vellani

There's no denial that one's gender orientation is certainly a core characteristic of any person, but it's not the only one.

— Lance B. Wickman

My message is: beauty has no gender. At the end of the day beauty is beauty.

— Carmen Carrera

In particular, I want to set a challenge to public bodies and private companies to improve gender balance on their own boards.

— Nicola Sturgeon

Gender rules were made to be broken, especially if you have been told throughout history that you're 'less than.'

— Ananya Birla