Because Quotes by Gloria Steinem

Secretary of state is far superior to vice president, because it's involved in continuously solving problems and making policy and not being…

— Gloria Steinem

Because we are communal creatures, if you're with people who think you're smart, you're smart, and if they think you're dumb, you're…

— Gloria Steinem

There are six million female lives lost in the world every year simply because they are female.

— Gloria Steinem

Obviously, no LGBT person should be denied the ability to be who they are because their boss disagrees.

— Gloria Steinem

When I had a fellowship at the Smithsonian, I asked for a couch in the office because I liked to lie down…

— Gloria Steinem

I started out life as a writer, and writers write in part because they don't want to talk.

— Gloria Steinem

Because women of color were more likely to be in the paid labor force, they were more likely to recognize discrimination, so…

— Gloria Steinem

In a community center in India once, somebody said, 'Aren't you sorry you don't have children?' And I thought, 'If I answer…

— Gloria Steinem

What is frustrating is being told that no matter how hard I've worked, it counts less than my appearance. Although if you're…

— Gloria Steinem

I hate to generalize, but in general, both men and women suffer from ageism. Men much less because men gain power as…

— Gloria Steinem

If you hear a statistic, you will make up a story to go with it, because our brains are organized on narrative.…

— Gloria Steinem

We are still behaving as if a worker really doesn't have a family because the work pattern really was meant for men…

— Gloria Steinem

Women tend to need the healthcare system more because we bear children. Insurance companies - not all of them, but many of…

— Gloria Steinem

When I'm talking to groups that are all men, we talk about how the masculine role limits them. They often want to…

— Gloria Steinem