Feminism Quotes · Page 156

That is life for a Saudi woman: wherever we go, whatever we achieve, we are the property of a man.

— Manal al-Sharif

Although some people call me anti-feminist, I know I wasn't because Germaine Greer supported me.

— Bernardo Bertolucci

Among us, what is not allowed to women is equally not allowed to men.

— St. Jerome

Workers in the bourgeois countries must fight for equal rights for men and women.

— Nadezhda Krupskaya

In the past few months, I've become convinced of one thing: If I were a man, I'd be paid more.

— Judy Greer

A lot of women need to know that they don't have to conform, they don't have to take no for an answer.

— Gabriella Wilson

I've set the bar high in terms of having a very feminist attitude towards how I present my body.

— Bel Powley

Southern belles definitely believe in having a good work ethic and working hard and always being prepared.

— Phaedra Parks

I see a lot of women of every age trying to be something else. I see them trying to imitate behaviors that…

— Anne Sweeney

“...men are much softer than women, more sentimental. They cry at the movies and pretend not to. The male of the species…

— Will Christopher Baer

Care work is still primarily done by women for free in families and for poverty wages in the market, and this is…

— Riane Eisler

“[I]f we revert to history, we shall find that the women who have distinguished themselves have neither been the most beautiful nor…

— Mary Wollstonecraft

Isn't that the problem? That women have been swindled for centuries into substituting adornment for love, fashion (as it were) for passion?

— Erica Jong

If we want to make workplaces more open, we need to acknowledge logistical challenges... by being more open, it might create a…

— Jacinda Ardern

Although it is tempting to describe the conduct of Tinder's senior executives as 'frat-like,' it was, in fact, much worse - representing…

— Whitney Wolfe Herd

When I hear that there are 5,000,000 working women in this country, I always take occasion to say that there are 18,000,000…

— Anna Howard Shaw

“Very likely some Mrs Grundy will observe, "I don't believe it, boys will be boys, young men must sow their wild oats,…

— Louisa May Alcott

The whole land seems aroused to discussion on the province of woman, and I am glad of it. We are willing to…

— Angelina Grimke

Iceland's Women's Day Off in 1975 saw 90% of Icelandic women take time off from their paid and unpaid work, an experience…

— Catherine Mayer

It is harder for women, perhaps to be 'one-pointed,' much harder for them to clear space around whatever it is they want…

— May Sarton

Women are so often segregated to their sexuality, and how they appear. In fact, there's a lot of talk, even now, I…

— Jennifer Beals

“If men’s wages too have been depressed, if there literally aren’t enough jobs, or enough money to pay for them (what with…

— Nina Power

Advocating the mere tolerance of difference between women is the grossest reformism. it is a total denial of the creative function of…

— Audre Lorde

“As a black lesbian feminist comfortable with the many different ingredients of my identity, and a woman committed to racial and sexual…

— Audre Lorde

The system isn't working for most people and never has worked for most women.

— Catherine Mayer

“To be a woman is to harness the power of the earth below you, sky above you, and fire within you.”

— grace gegenheimer

The Female Western is the battle between the good and evil methods of getting the men who perform best.

— Warren Farrell

I would say to women, always question what you're empowering yourself for and what are you claiming power for.

— Elizabeth Lesser

Men are both bad and awful. And women are both bad and awful. And they can both be good and wonderful on…

— Andrew Haigh

This idea that males are physically aggressive and females are not has distinct drawbacks for both sexes.

— Katherine Dunn

“Contemporary feminism is enamored with consumer choice and has fully accepted it as a substitute for freedom.”

— Holly Grigg-Spall

A true fact : 80% of womens name ends in A. 15% of womens name ends in I& L

— Uchiha

To break the age-old taboos and to see girls and women use pads was a difficult task.

— Arunachalam Muruganantham

Big black guys fear air travel almost as much as old white women fear big black guys.

— Dov Davidoff

Whether it be a sage or a king, all have been borne by women.

— Milkha Singh

The real power of a man is in the size of the smile of the woman sitting next to him.

— Anonymous

Flyaway, problem hair is the enemy of feminism, and was probably invented by the Man to crush Susan Sontag.

— Caitlin Moran

It would be futile to attempt to fit women into a masculine pattern of attitudes, skills and abilities . . .

— Arianna Huffington

Empowering women and girls is the only way to protect their rights and make sure they can realise their full potential.

— Antonio Guterres

Women give life! That on its own is inspiring.Besides, women are prettier than men.

— Jujubee