Feminism Quotes by Stephanie Coontz

Establishing a 'livable wage' floor would immediately reduce the gap in average pay between American women and men.

— Stephanie Coontz

Feminism needs a political program because gender inequality has been fostered by political decisions.

— Stephanie Coontz

Having more education is one of the biggest predictors of women having careers.

— Stephanie Coontz

If the ascent of women has been much exaggerated, so has the descent of men.

— Stephanie Coontz

There is no denying that we have made great progress toward gender equality.

— Stephanie Coontz

Contrary to the fears of some pundits, the ascent of women does not portend the end of men. It offers a new…

— Stephanie Coontz

Contrary to myth, 'The Feminine Mystique' and feminism did not represent the beginning of the decline of the stay-at-home mother but a…

— Stephanie Coontz

Putting women's traditional needs at the center of social planning is not reverse sexism. It's the best way to reverse the increasing…

— Stephanie Coontz

Turning back the inequality revolution may be difficult. But that would certainly help more families - at almost all income levels -…

— Stephanie Coontz

Putting women first would mean strengthening America's social safety net, because a higher proportion of single-mother families live in poverty here than…

— Stephanie Coontz

The benefits of feminism have been unequally distributed, because the move toward gender equality and gender neutrality has been countered to a…

— Stephanie Coontz

Our goal should be to develop work-life policies that enable people to put their gender values into practice. So let's stop arguing…

— Stephanie Coontz

The closer we get to achieving equality of opportunity between the sexes, the more clearly we can see that the next major…

— Stephanie Coontz

Feminism insists on women's right to make choices - about whether to marry, whether to have children, whether to combine work and…

— Stephanie Coontz

“It wasn't until the 1920s that a bare majority of children grew up in families where the father's labor purchased the family's…

— Stephanie Coontz

Being a feminist is not about how successful, talented, and assertive you are in your own life. It's about whether you support…

— Stephanie Coontz

One thing standing in the way of further progress for many men is the same obstacle that held women back for so…

— Stephanie Coontz

“Up until 1900, more than half the graduates from women's colleges remained single, many of them carving out careers in new fields…

— Stephanie Coontz