On the question of women's sexual freedom or female independence, there are still issues that haven't been worked out. There's an aura… — Laura Kipnis Copy Share Image
One is that if women's sexuality in Africa wasn't under assault, if women were able to say no, if women weren't subject… — Stephen Lewis Copy Share Image
claims about what's 'natural' have long been used to reinforce traditional gender roles and values. ... Even the notion that women should… — Jessica Valenti Copy Share Image
“[...] For instance, a gay man who played with dolls in his childhood, dresses pink and engages in anal sex with another… — Vincent Bozzino Copy Share Image
“They were happier now than they would ever be again. A tenpenny tea set made Cam happy for days. She heard them… — Virginia Woolf Copy Share Image
“Archer had reverted to all his old inherited ideas about marriage. It was less trouble to conform with the tradition and treat… — Edith Wharton Copy Share Image
I think it's just different to get married for a woman than it is for a man. The amount of work to… — Alison Pill Copy Share Image
“Wonder Woman completely eschewed a damsel in distress role by instead being a superhero of unparalleled skill, and the inversion of the… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“The modifications of the family structure by this state of affairs is important. The couple feels isolated, surrounded by children who cost… — Jean Vanier Copy Share Image
“Males have been groomed since birth, according to the specifications of a sick and perverse society, to become instruments of war.” — Bryant McGill Copy Share Image
“Violence, especially if you are a woman, is not something spoken about with ease.” — Kay Redfield Jamison Copy Share Image
People who cling rigidly to gender binaries are more than welcome to. But for a lot of young people, we're seeing that… — Courtney Act Copy Share Image
If you consider that the gender roles are just political, then what you come to see is that the full circle of… — Gloria Steinem Copy Share Image
What's amazing about this show [Westworld], and what it gives us permission to do, is to be kind of superhuman. Because at… — Evan Rachel Wood Copy Share Image
“To be Queen Elizabeth within a definite area, deciding sales, banquets, labours, and holidays; to be Whitely within a certain area, providing… — G.K. Chesterton Copy Share Image
I'm interested in the female dom/male sub dynamic, and how superficially it can seem like a total reverse of gender roles and… — Marie Calloway Copy Share Image
“One night he said abruptly: Stephen won't marry—I don't want her to marry; it would only mean disaster.' And at this Anna… — Radclyffe Hall Copy Share Image
“I know nothing of being a wife, but I have learned much about the running and maintenance of an estate. It may… — Denise Domning Copy Share Image
As a dedicated, successful writer, Lydia Sigourney violated essential elements of the very gender roles she celebrated. In the process, she offered… — Lydia Sigourney Copy Share Image
“The Islamic world can be viewed as an onion-layered multiple dictatorship: the dictatorship of political dynasties like the Mubarak, Gaddafi, Hussein, Ben… — Hamed Abdel-Samad Copy Share Image
“Not for the first time she reflected that there were many drawbacks to being a swordswoman, not least of which was that… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
“Playing roles in any relationship is false and will inevitably lead to the relationship's collapse. Noone can be any one thing all… — Portia de Rossi Copy Share Image
I do a lot with characters' sense of identity. I also like challenging stereotypes, gender roles, things like that. Give me a… — Lynn Flewelling Copy Share Image
I sort of throw away the definitions of gender - that boys are 'supposed' to wear blue and girls are 'supposed' to… — Courtney Act Copy Share Image