Feminism Quotes by Debora Spar

8 Feminism quotes by Debora Spar

Debora Spar’s take on feminism is captured in eight concise statements. This compact collection gives you a clear sense of her voice, ideal for a brief, thoughtful read.

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I really don't see any men sitting in the corner office plotting to keep women out. All the men I know are…

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I certainly wouldn't go back and blame feminism, because all that feminism was really trying to do, which was huge, was to…

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Feminism wasn’t supposed to make us miserable. It was supposed to make us free; to give women the power to shape their…

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Rather than seeing the opportunities that feminism created they very easy morph into expectations.

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'Maybe' is what gets us into trouble, because I think constantly women are saying I'll try to do it, maybe I'll do…

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It was feminism that made it possible for women to go to the Ivy League and women to be astronauts and women…

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If we don't find a way to keep women in the workforce, keep them productive, keep them happy, we are literally just…

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We need to have honest conversations among women and men to say how do we stop blaming each other? Because I'm not…

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I think sometimes by portraying our lives as being too perfect, as being too balanced, we're actually selling younger women a bill of goods…

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I think what women are doing to themselves is that they're seeing these different images of perfection - the perfect wife, the perfect mother,…

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I think one thing that women can do is to just be more honest, with themselves and with their friends, and be more willing…

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I really don't see any men sitting in the corner office plotting to keep women out. All the men I know are actively trying…

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Don't take too much credit for your children - or too much blame!

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We've reached the point where the demand for rules is about to replace the demand for chaos.

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I certainly wouldn't go back and blame feminism, because all that feminism was really trying to do, which was huge, was to create a…

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It's oppressive. ... It's food, it's clothing, it's all the magazines that come under the heading of things looking simple. Men's magazines don't seem…

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They're coming out of high school exhausted. The pressure in high school is killing these kids. By the time they get to college, they…

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Feminism wasn’t supposed to make us miserable. It was supposed to make us free; to give women the power to shape their fortunes and…

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We must...forge partnerships with those around us, and begin to dismantle the myth of solitary perfection.

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If two people have a couple of kids, somebody does have to take care of the kids. Somebody does have to cook dinner; somebody…

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I think what we need to do is to step back as a society and say okay, we've kind of turned things upside-down. We…

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Rather than seeing the opportunities that feminism created they very easy morph into expectations.

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'Maybe' is what gets us into trouble, because I think constantly women are saying I'll try to do it, maybe I'll do it, I'll…

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