It used to be, if you wanted to have a strong, influential voice in the feminist movement, you really needed to be… — Jessica Valenti Copy Share Image
Something I say a lot when it comes to anti-feminist stereotypes is that they exist for a reason. The stereotypes of feminists… — Jessica Valenti Copy Share Image
There's no benefit to saying that you're a feminist. But you do kind of get a nice patriarchal pat on the head… — Jessica Valenti Copy Share Image
I think feminism has always been global. I think there's feminism everywhere throughout the world. I think, though, for Western feminism and… — Jessica Valenti Copy Share Image
I saw an article where the manager of the Pussycat Dolls, which is kind of this like striptease band, girl band, said,… — Jessica Valenti Copy Share Image
We've been growing our readership every month, and we're kind of like, where are they all coming from? This is wonderful! And… — Jessica Valenti Copy Share Image
One of the things I really like about doing work online, and the thing I like about the work I'm doing now,… — Jessica Valenti Copy Share Image
I always go with the dictionary definition of feminism, which is just social, political and economic equality for women. And that's kind… — Jessica Valenti Copy Share Image
I kind of love that there's not really a feminist canon; or maybe there is, but it's being changed, that it's a… — Jessica Valenti Copy Share Image
If there's an article about sexual assault, if there's a video about feminism on YouTube, you're going to get the most horrible,… — Jessica Valenti Copy Share Image
There was no real strategic decision about editorial tone. It was kind of a write whatever you want to write, and we'll… — Jessica Valenti Copy Share Image
As a kid, I wasn't sure that I would ever get married - I was not the kind of little girl who… — Jessica Valenti Copy Share Image
The studies about differences between the sexes that you see kind of get propped up in the media are more often than… — Jessica Valenti Copy Share Image
I think my biggest career mistake has been taking on too much. And I think this is kind of - I think… — Jessica Valenti Copy Share Image
The stereotypes of feminists as ugly, or man-haters, or hairy, or whatever it is - that's really strategic. That's a really smart… — Jessica Valenti Copy Share Image
I think it is effective when activists work from the margins, and I think that's the best way to go about it.… — Jessica Valenti Copy Share Image
I think that it's incredibly important that we're actually paying attention to the feminism that's going on on the ground in different… — Jessica Valenti Copy Share Image
I don't find the wave model very productive, because I think it kind of serves to fan the flames of generational tension,… — Jessica Valenti Copy Share Image
Obviously Feministing is kind of a women's space in a certain way, even though we have a lot of male readership and… — Jessica Valenti Copy Share Image
I think the biggest hurdle American feminists have in terms of taking a more global approach is that too often when you… — Jessica Valenti Copy Share Image
I think that the ideal of young womanhood as it's seen in pop culture specifically is a really kind of vapid, conceited,… — Jessica Valenti Copy Share Image
I think the idea that feminism is dead is dangerous because it leads women and men to believe that (1) they don't… — Jessica Valenti Copy Share Image
When I did get married, and specifically after I got married and the New York Times style section featured my wedding in… — Jessica Valenti Copy Share Image
I think the biggest obstacle I still have to overcome is myself, and just kind of struggling every day with what to… — Jessica Valenti Copy Share Image
I think that blogging and the Internet has completely changed feminism for ever, I think. You know, it used to be, 10… — Jessica Valenti Copy Share Image
The less obvious hurdle is that of preparing parents emotionally and putting forward realistic images of parenthood and motherhood. There also needs to be… — Jessica Valenti Copy Share Image
Social media is not just another way to connect feminist and activist voices - it amplifies our messages as well. — Jessica Valenti Copy Share Image
Women are brought up to believe you are going to be the better parent and you know what's best. I don't think that's necessarily… — Jessica Valenti Copy Share Image
“What is closer to the truth is that when confronted with the love you deserve, it is easier to mock it than accept it.” — Jessica Valenti Copy Share Image
I think we get into very dangerous territory when we start to define who can and cannot be a feminist. It's such a slippery… — Jessica Valenti Copy Share Image
It used to be, if you wanted to have a strong, influential voice in the feminist movement, you really needed to be part of… — Jessica Valenti Copy Share Image
The implications of likability are long-lasting and serious. Women adjust their behavior to be likable and as a result have less power in the… — Jessica Valenti Copy Share Image
I think I was in high school, actually, and it was a guidance counselor or someone said, you know, you're just too loud; like… — Jessica Valenti Copy Share Image
The only purpose of an engagement ring is to show you 'belong' to someone, and your man makes bank. — Jessica Valenti Copy Share Image
Something I say a lot when it comes to anti-feminist stereotypes is that they exist for a reason. The stereotypes of feminists as ugly,… — Jessica Valenti Copy Share Image
Even the notion that women should have children at all is based on the idea that a woman's inherent and most important role is… — Jessica Valenti Copy Share Image
