The less obvious hurdle is that of preparing parents emotionally and putting forward realistic images of parenthood and motherhood. There also needs… — 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
I do think that there is a real crisis of masculinity that's happening in America. I think the problem is - the… — Jessica Valenti Copy Share Image
What bothers me the most about the way that people appropriate feminist language is that they are the same people who are… — Jessica Valenti Copy Share Image
Because there's no accountability on line in the same way there is in real life, all of a sudden you can say… — Jessica Valenti Copy Share Image
Sex for pleasure, for fun, or even for building relationships is completely absent from our national conversation. Yet taking the joy out… — Jessica Valenti Copy Share Image
I think feminism is taking off. It's just not visible in the way that we would like it to be. — 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
I don't think that there's a guy behind the desk at every newspaper saying "No, woman" and sending her on her way,… — Jessica Valenti Copy Share Image
The cultural insistence that parenting is the 'most important' job in the world is a smart way to satiate unappreciated women without… — Jessica Valenti Copy Share Image
It used to be that if someone was to get involved in feminism, it was probably because they were already interested. They… — Jessica Valenti Copy Share Image
There's no one right way to parent, and there's no magic combination of genders that produces the most well-adjusted child. We all… — 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
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
People seem to think, because of the way that the media has appropriated third-wave feminism or young feminism, that all young feminists… — 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 that we're our own worst enemies in a lot of ways, especially when it comes to doing work where you're… — Jessica Valenti Copy Share Image
Hearing the Beastie Boys speak out against sexism made me feel like if these men who had once sung about getting girls… — Jessica Valenti Copy Share Image
I think that online harassment has become so ubiquitous on the Internet that a lot of women do feel safer, whatever that… — Jessica Valenti Copy Share Image
The Internet is the new public space. And because women are out in public, people don't like that in much the same… — Jessica Valenti Copy Share Image
I hope that by modeling feminism in my own life, work and relationships that it will haut become an organic part of… — Jessica Valenti Copy Share Image
In 'The Purity Myth,' I not only discuss what the purity myth is and reveal its consequences for women, but also outline… — 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
