“I call [fourth-wave feminism] fainting–couch feminism, a la the delicate Victorian ladies who retreated to an elegant chaise when overcome with emotion. As an equality feminist from the 1970s, I am dismayed by this new craze. Women are not children. We are not fragile little birds who can’t cope with jokes, works of art, or controversial speakers. Trigger warnings and… — Christina Hoff Sommers Copy Share
“Truth brought to public light recruits the best of us to work for change. On the other hand, even the best-intentioned "noble… — Christina Hoff Sommers Copy Share Image
“That is the corrosive paradox of gender feminism's misandrist stance: no group of women can wage war on men without at the… — Christina Hoff Sommers Copy Share Image
Any child may go through periods during which they become less outspoken with their parents or teachers. But girls, like boys, live in many… — Christina Hoff Sommers Copy Share Image
In reality, American girls are among the most outspoken, ambitious, successful girls in the history of the human race. — Christina Hoff Sommers Copy Share Image
I think the fallacy is to think that Women's Liberation meant that men and women would become interchangeable. That has not happened, and most… — Christina Hoff Sommers Copy Share Image
I think the rules will change and I think more and more young women are going to decide that having a family and taking… — Christina Hoff Sommers Copy Share Image
There is a theory behind the culture of victimhood: It's called "intersectionality." This theory posits that racism, sexism, classism, ableism, etc. are interconnected, overlapping,… — Christina Hoff Sommers Copy Share Image
Harvard produces leaders. People with Harvard degrees go on to become administrators in high-level positions in state educational departments and in public schools around… — Christina Hoff Sommers Copy Share Image
I'm concerned that boys have become politically incorrect, that we are a society in the process of turning against its male children. — Christina Hoff Sommers Copy Share Image
I don't think anyone will deny that girls are academically superior as a group. — Christina Hoff Sommers Copy Share Image
Girls are more academically powerful. They make the grades, they run the student activities, they are the valedictorians. — Christina Hoff Sommers Copy Share Image
“I call [fourth-wave feminism] fainting–couch feminism, a la the delicate Victorian ladies who retreated to an elegant chaise when overcome with emotion. As an equality feminist from the 1970s, I am dismayed by this new craze. Women are not children. We are not fragile little birds who can’t cope with jokes, works of art, or controversial speakers. Trigger warnings and… — Christina Hoff Sommers Copy Share
We reject creationism because there is no evidence to support it. By contrast, the notion that biology is at least partially the basis of… — Christina Hoff Sommers Copy Share Image
So far there has been little discussion among gender scholars about the need to engage with skeptics. They tend to view skeptics and dissenters… — Christina Hoff Sommers Copy Share Image
