Behinds Quote by Ani DiFranco

I sincerely believe patriarchy to be at the root of all of our social diseases and feminism, it's antidote, to be a prerequisite to…

— Ani DiFranco

In some instances, a gender imbalance is indeed a manifestation of sexism. In others, it is not.

— Gad Saad

Maybe this society, if anything, has become more patriarchal, and that has to be combated.

— Mary Robinson

It is clear to me that the imbalance of power between the genders is a major part of the world's problems right now. Anything…

— Kamala Lopez

Perhaps patriarchy's greatest psychological weapon is simply its universality and longevity. ... Patriarchy has a still more tenacious or powerful hold through its successful…

— Kate Millett

Patriarchy is so ingrained in our psyche, that most us propagate it in small ways even without realizing.

— Shoojit Sircar

... patriarchy creates megapatterns that affect us all--even as we forge different individual choices within them--just as do themegapatterns of nationalism or racism.

— Gloria Steinem

“The system of patriarchy is a historic construct; it has a beginning; it will have an end. Its time seems to have nearly run…

— Robert Jensen

My feminism has evolved way beyond self-empowerment and I see feminism as a path to peace on earth. The fundamental imbalance that is behind…

— Ani DiFranco

Patriarchy is connected to greed, a symptom of a larger force that can only be dispelled through kindness and love. It's basic Buddhism.

— Peter Buffett

Healthy" and "diseased," as Susan Sontag points out...are often subjective judgments that society makes for its own purposes. Women have long been defined as…

— Naomi Wolf

Patriarchy is a disease and we are in perennial recovery and relapse. So you have to get up every morning and struggle against it.

— Cornel West