“Violence, especially if you are a woman, is not something spoken about with ease.” — Kay Redfield Jamison Copy Share Image
“I'm not going to act the lady among you, for fear I should starve .” — Emily Brontë Copy Share Image
When the gender role starts to descend, boys get into the masculine box. — Gloria Steinem Copy Share Image
“Gender roles suck," says Swift Fox. Then you should stop playing them, thinks Toby.” — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
I still believe a little bit that changing gender roles have hurt relationships. — Kenya Barris Copy Share Image
“gender-bending among men is often an artifact of the sexualized female avatars, rather than an explicit attempt to explore gender roles.17” — Nick Yee Copy Share Image
“After endless cajoling, rationalizing, ego stroking, and outright begging—all to no avail—Isa decided that what Marco didn’t know wouldn’t hurt him.” — Margarita Barresi 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
“It was true. Men could be with whomever they pleased. But women had to date better, kinder, richer, and bright, bright, bright,… — Lorrie Moore Copy Share Image
I feel nowadays that both women and men are embracing their individuality rather than being defined by gender roles. — Miranda Kerr Copy Share Image
It's not at all a far jump to think that overall perceptions of gender - and what is and is not important… — Maria Konnikova Copy Share Image
“It’s time to be a woman again whose essence is grounded in her sensual feminine identity.” — Lebo Grand Copy Share Image
“People call me a feminist whenever I express statements that distinguish me from a doormat.” — Rebecca West Copy Share Image
“The Christian versions of the household codes were clearly progressive for their time, but does that mean they have the last word,… — Rachel Held Evans Copy Share Image
“I’d be transported over the rainbow to a place where gender roles were irrelevant and it was acceptable for boys to wear… — Culver Connor McCall 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
“The workplace would allow parents to work part time, to share jobs, to take personal leaves to give birth, tend to a… — Arlie Hochschild Copy Share Image
The scene at a certain time was definitely boys; those huge warehouses were kind of violent parties, even. I think people in… — Le1f Copy Share Image
I would put all the efforts to humanize the "masculine" and "feminine" gender roles that are the beginning of a false human… — Gloria Steinem Copy Share Image
I think feminism's a bit misinterpreted. It was about casting off all gender roles. There's nothing wrong with a man holding a… — Zosia Mamet Copy Share Image
“Turns out, I wasn't the only one struggling with doubt. I wasn't the only one questioning my church's position on homosexuality and… — Rachel Held Evans Copy Share Image
“The change can be measured in the increase in the proportion of women in Egypt wearing the veil, from less than 30… — Tarek Osman Copy Share Image
When you put a halo on concepts - gender roles, religion, nationality or pride - or you put a halo on any… — Dan Mangan Copy Share Image
I can't really speak to what it was like to call yourself a feminist in the past on a personal level but… — Julie Zeilinger Copy Share Image
“Foremost, we need a paradigm shift in cultural attitudes towards gender stereotypes. Everyone—both men and women —needs to step outside of their… — Alisa Melekhina Copy Share Image
“Your old tutor did you a great disservice, Mr. Kynaston. He taught you how to speak, and swoon, and toss your head… — Stage Beauty Copy Share Image
“the wounded child inside many males is a boy who, when he first spoke his truths, was silenced by paternal sadism, by… — bell hooks Copy Share Image
“(...) psychiatrists today recognize the contortionist's act that was required of women in an age when they were expected to stifle their… — Colette Dowling 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
“We tend to mix genders when we arrange ourselves around a table for meetings. A sort of accommodation is made by the… — Anne Truitt Copy Share Image
“Given our socialization into dependency, women are also poor risk takers. (...) We avoid new situations, job changes, moves to different parts… — Colette Dowling Copy Share Image
“Sex may be completely out in the open now, but it's still defined and controlled by a powerful subset of elite men.… — Carina Chocano Copy Share Image
“ What is a woman's place in this modern world? Jasnah Kholin's words read. I rebel against this question, though so many… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“Depression, somehow, is much more in line with society's notions of what women are all about: passive, sensitive, hopeless, helpless, stricken, dependent,… — Kay Redfield Jamison 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
“Could Stephen have met men on equal terms, she would always have chosen them as her companions; she preferred them because of… — Radclyffe Hall Copy Share Image
“Dads. It’s time to show our sons how to properly treat a woman. It’s time to show our daughters how a girl… — Dan Pearce Copy Share Image
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