Feminism Quotes by Gail Collins

Whenever you bring up women's internal workings, guys want to change the subject. Unless, of course, they're trying to change the laws.

— Gail Collins

I have always believed the iron rule of politics was that women don't vote for men who yell.

— Gail Collins

DePaulo says that 'singlism' -- a term she coined and for which we are prepared to forgive her -- is not just…

— Gail Collins

Women are needed in the military because there aren't enough soldiers, and we're seeing more women serve.

— Gail Collins

The one big, humongous, immense thing that we didn't change, that we didn't figure out how to deal with is, if men…

— Gail Collins

When I started giving talks about women's history, one of the things that bothered me was the tendency to say, 'Well, everybody…

— Gail Collins

How do you give smart, accomplished, ambitious women the same opportunities as men to reach their goals? What about universal preschool and…

— Gail Collins

There are lots of reasons for that gap between men's and women's wages but to me, the big one is the work-family…

— Gail Collins

Women in America will have to find an answer for the pressures of work and family, but if you really care about…

— Gail Collins

The work-family divide is the biggest issue for American women. But in some ways it's amazing how adjusted society has become to…

— Gail Collins

[Ella Baker]'s second defining characteristic was her dislike of top-down leadership... 'She felt leaders were not appointed but the rose up. Someone…

— Gail Collins

The history of American women is about the fight for freedom, but it's less a war against oppressive men than a struggle…

— Gail Collins

You hear younger women say, 'I don't believe I'm a feminist. I believe women should have equal right and I believe in…

— Gail Collins

“It took our entire history to actually change the rules of proper female behavior. But those rules were temporarily abandoned whenever the…

— Gail Collins