--- title: "17 Feminism Isn Quotes by 13 authors" description: "Browse 17 Feminism Isn quotes by 13 authors. Discover the best Feminism Isn sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/05e/ash-sarkar-13807_about_feminism-isn-t-about-curating-or-policin_3195836.jpg" --- > [Feminism isn't about curating or policing the boundaries of womanhood.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ash-sarkar/feminism-isn-t-about-curating-or-policing-the-boundaries-of-womanhood/) [Ash Sarkar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ash-sarkar/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/05e/ash-sarkar-13807_about_feminism-isn-t-about-curating-or-policin_3195836.jpg) > [Feminism isn't whatever you want it to be.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gloria-steinem/feminism-isn-t-whatever-you-want-it-to-be/) [Gloria Steinem](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gloria-steinem/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ddb/gloria-steinem-277_feminism_feminism-isn-t-whatever-you-want-it-to-b_3190822.jpg) > [Feminism isn't called the longest revolution for nothing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gloria-steinem/feminism-isn-t-called-the-longest-revolution-for-nothing/) [Gloria Steinem](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gloria-steinem/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db1/gloria-steinem-277_feminism_feminism-isn-t-called-the-longest-revolu_1522796.jpg) > [Feminism isn't just for women. It's for men.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abi-morgan/feminism-isn-t-just-for-women-it-s-for-men/) [Abi Morgan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abi-morgan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8bf/abi-morgan-5039_feminism_feminism-isn-t-just-for-women-it-s-for-m_1096415.jpg) > [But feminism isn't served by simply promoting women over men. The winner needs to be the best candidate for the job, not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susanna-reid/but-feminism-isn-t-served-by-simply-promoting-women-over-men-the/) [Susanna Reid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susanna-reid/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ab/susanna-reid-6650_best_but-feminism-isn-t-served-by-simply-prom_3041051.jpg) > [Feminism isn't about hating men. It's about challenging the absurd gender distinctions that boys and girls learn from childhood and carry into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-webb/feminism-isn-t-about-hating-men-it-s-about-challenging-the-absurd/) [Robert Webb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-webb/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be4/robert-webb-7719_about_feminism-isn-t-about-hating-men-it-s-abo_1933297.jpg) > [No, feminism isn't 'over.' We need it not only to challenge injustice but because the whole gender expectations thing is bad for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-webb/no-feminism-isn-t-over-we-need-it-not-only-to-challenge-injustice-but/) [Robert Webb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-webb/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/11a/robert-webb-7719_bad_no-feminism-isn-t-over-we-need-it-not-on_1578181.jpg) > [I've thought about what is an alternative word to feminism. There isn't one. It's a perfectly good word. And it can't be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annie-lennox/i-ve-thought-about-what-is-an-alternative-word-to-feminism-there-isn/) [Annie Lennox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annie-lennox/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a93/annie-lennox-1546_alternative_i-ve-thought-about-what-is-an-alternativ_64100.jpg) > [We think that maybe feminism isn't appropriate anymore, since Western women have really made enormous strides. But check out the rest of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-lesser/we-think-that-maybe-feminism-isn-t-appropriate-anymore-since-western/) [Elizabeth Lesser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-lesser/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/daf/elizabeth-lesser-1683_able_we-think-that-maybe-feminism-isn-t-appro_147078.png) > [Feminism isn't simply about being a woman in a position of power. It's battling systemic inequities; it's a social justice movement that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-valenti/feminism-isn-t-simply-about-being-a-woman-in-a-position-of-power-it-s/) [Jessica Valenti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-valenti/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f95/jessica-valenti-1960_being-a-woman_feminism-isn-t-simply-about-being-a-woma_1790536.png) > [The enemy of feminism isn’t men. It’s patriarchy, and patriarchy is not men. It is a system, and women can support the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justine-musk/the-enemy-of-feminism-isn-t-men-it-s-patriarchy-and-patriarchy-is-not/) [Justine Musk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justine-musk/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5cc/justine-musk-15315_enemy_the-enemy-of-feminism-isn-t-men-it-s-pat_2754704.png) > [I personally feel like the conversation around feminism has advanced a lot. People are starting to realize privileged white feminism isn't cutting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/esme-creed-miles/i-personally-feel-like-the-conversation-around-feminism-has-advanced/) [Esme Creed-Miles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/esme-creed-miles/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea3/esme-creed-miles-11795_communication_i-personally-feel-like-the-conversation_781090.jpg) > [On Girls I like being a mouthpiece for the issues I think young females face today. It’s always shocking when people question…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lena-dunham/on-girls-i-like-being-a-mouthpiece-for-the-issues-i-think-young/) [Lena Dunham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lena-dunham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/05f/lena-dunham-1013_deranged_on-girls-i-like-being-a-mouthpiece-for-t_2714081.jpg) > [“Quite how a heterosexual couple hiring a female cleaner ends up as a betrayal of feminism isn't terribly clear- unless you believe…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caitlin-moran/quite-how-a-heterosexual-couple-hiring-a-female-cleaner-ends-up-as-a/) [Caitlin Moran](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caitlin-moran/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/61d/caitlin-moran-865_family_quite-how-a-heterosexual-couple-hiring-a_308643.jpg) > [Young women know that something is off; they know that the world is a messed-up place. They know that the world is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-valenti/young-women-know-that-something-is-off-they-know-that-the-world-is-a/) [Jessica Valenti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-valenti/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b6/jessica-valenti-1960_accepted_young-women-know-that-something-is-off-t_225776.png) > [“The academic and writer Sara Ahmed has written brilliantly about the idea of the feminist killjoy, and why it should be embraced…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kira-cochrane/the-academic-and-writer-sara-ahmed-has-written-brilliantly-about-the/) [Kira Cochrane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kira-cochrane/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/86b/kira-cochrane-101908_activism_the-academic-and-writer-sara-ahmed-has-w_1579598.jpg) > [“Because the purpose of feminism isn’t to make a particular type of woman. The idea that there are inherently wrong and inherently…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caitlin-moran/because-the-purpose-of-feminism-isn-t-to-make-a-particular-type-of/) [Caitlin Moran](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caitlin-moran/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b1/caitlin-moran-865_fairy-dust_because-the-purpose-of-feminism-isn-t-to_2927112.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/feminism-isn/#itemlist", "name": "Feminism Isn Quotes", "numberOfItems": 17, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Feminism isn't about curating or policing the boundaries of womanhood.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ash Sarkar" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ash-sarkar/feminism-isn-t-about-curating-or-policing-the-boundaries-of-womanhood/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/05e/ash-sarkar-13807_about_feminism-isn-t-about-curating-or-policin_3195836.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/05e/ash-sarkar-13807_about_feminism-isn-t-about-curating-or-policin_3195836.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/05e/ash-sarkar-13807_about_feminism-isn-t-about-curating-or-policin_3195836.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Feminism isn't about curating or policing the boundaries of womanhood.” — Ash Sarkar", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Feminism isn't whatever you want it to be.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Gloria Steinem" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gloria-steinem/feminism-isn-t-whatever-you-want-it-to-be/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ddb/gloria-steinem-277_feminism_feminism-isn-t-whatever-you-want-it-to-b_3190822.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ddb/gloria-steinem-277_feminism_feminism-isn-t-whatever-you-want-it-to-b_3190822.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ddb/gloria-steinem-277_feminism_feminism-isn-t-whatever-you-want-it-to-b_3190822.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Feminism isn't whatever you want it to be.” — Gloria Steinem", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Feminism isn't called the longest revolution for nothing.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Gloria Steinem" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gloria-steinem/feminism-isn-t-called-the-longest-revolution-for-nothing/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db1/gloria-steinem-277_feminism_feminism-isn-t-called-the-longest-revolu_1522796.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db1/gloria-steinem-277_feminism_feminism-isn-t-called-the-longest-revolu_1522796.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db1/gloria-steinem-277_feminism_feminism-isn-t-called-the-longest-revolu_1522796.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Feminism isn't called the longest revolution for nothing.” — Gloria Steinem", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Feminism isn't just for women. 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It is a system, and women can…” — Justine Musk", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 12, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I personally feel like the conversation around feminism has advanced a lot. People are starting to realize privileged white feminism isn't cutting it. We have to look at the holistic experience of all women, or assigned women, on the planet.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Esme Creed-Miles" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/esme-creed-miles/i-personally-feel-like-the-conversation-around-feminism-has-advanced/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea3/esme-creed-miles-11795_communication_i-personally-feel-like-the-conversation_781090.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea3/esme-creed-miles-11795_communication_i-personally-feel-like-the-conversation_781090.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea3/esme-creed-miles-11795_communication_i-personally-feel-like-the-conversation_781090.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I personally feel like the conversation around feminism has advanced a lot. 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They know that the world is a sexist place because they've had experiences in their own life; they see things happening to their friends, to their parents. But because feminism isn't widely accepted, because they don't necessarily have access to feminist thought or to feminist groups, they don't necessarily have a language to put behind the feelings and the thoughts that they're having. 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