A compliment makes someone feel good about themselves. A catcall is harassment. — Laura Bates Compliment Copy Share Image
In order to achieve that end goal of equality it is a very gendered oppression primarily affecting women that needs to be… — Laura Bates Achieve Copy Share Image
“Just got called a slag by two guys sitting outside the University of York library. A slag for books?” — Laura Bates Books Copy Share Image
“Tired of cold callers asking to speak to the 'man in the house', now I put them on to my 6-year old… — Laura Bates Feminism Copy Share Image
Protesting against sexism doesn't mean saying that all men are actively sexist. — Laura Bates Mean Copy Share Image
While gender stereotypes can have negative impacts on men as well, the vast majority of structural gender inequality: socially, politically, professionally and… — Laura Bates Burden Copy Share Image
Feminism means believing that everybody should be treated equally regardless of their sex. Which happens to include the right to wear whatever… — Laura Bates Believe Copy Share Image
“How can I believe the people that say women have equal rights? When the worst insult a man can be called is… — Laura Bates Equal rights Copy Share Image
The idea that feminism is a 'battle of the sexes' about blaming all men and setting up a 'gender war' is a… — Laura Bates Battle Copy Share Image
It's true that the gender pay gap is complicated. It's true that it is very slowly getting smaller. But that doesn't mean… — Laura Bates Complicated Copy Share Image
The argument goes that the pay gap only exists because of women's 'choices' of work type, hours, and child related career breaks,… — Laura Bates Accounts Copy Share Image
The idea that men 'lose control' around a woman in a short skirt is insulting to men, completely relieves perpetrators of responsibility,… — Laura Bates Erase Copy Share Image
We can't create a shift in normalised attitudes and behaviours without everybody on board, so not being sexist isn't enough - get… — Laura Bates Attitude Copy Share Image
Women of all ages in countries around the world are raped at all different times of day, in different circumstances, wearing all… — Laura Bates Age Copy Share Image
As girls are given dollies and pushchairs while little boys are frowned upon for picking them up; while men are 'congratulated' for… — Laura Bates Baby Copy Share Image
If you think quotas mean the best person not getting the job, you have to believe that the best person always gets… — Laura Bates Believe Copy Share Image
A huge amount of what feminists are fighting for would have major positive impact for men as well as women. Take the… — Laura Bates Amount Copy Share Image
“It is not our conscience that torments us over our image; that is our ego tormenting us. Our conscience torments us when… — Laura Bates Conscience Copy Share Image
The fact that traditionally 'female' jobs are paid less, that women end up working part-time because they're societally pressured into caring roles,… — Laura Bates Accepted Copy Share Image
As long as 85,000 women are raped every year and 400,000 sexually assaulted in England and Wales alone, it's hard to argue… — Laura Bates Arguing Copy Share Image
“Newton: but a lot of the guys here were in prison before they came here and they’ll still be in prison when… — Laura Bates Crime Copy Share Image
“...I think a lot of my misery was me hating me, and hating me made me hate everyone else. I felt like… — Laura Bates Every day Copy Share Image
“This is a battle that we will win. Because women are wittier, brighter, stronger and braver than a misogynistic and patriarchal world… — Laura Bates Feminism Copy Share Image
Turns out, this 'whatabboutery' is a classic way of silencing women when you don't like what they're fighting for. Don't panic, feminists… — Laura Bates Battle Copy Share Image
Nobody thinks quotas are a great win for women - the win would be removing the discrimination and inequality that creates under-representation… — Laura Bates Discrimination Copy Share Image
In the 21st Century, I'd like to think women have the right to live lives free of both sexual violence and daily… — Laura Bates 21st century Copy Share Image
If your compliments are making women feel uncomfortable, scared, anxious, annoyed or harassed, you're probably not doing them right. — Laura Bates Annoyed Copy Share Image
“Each time a girl sees science toys under a ‘boys’ sign, she is told science is not suitable for her.” — Laura Bates Science Copy Share Image
While not all men are sexist, all women face the impact of sexism in some way, so the point is there's a… — Laura Bates Bigs Copy Share Image
“Yes, for the love of God young women, come along – learn your limits. Or, rather, know society’s limits. How dare you… — Laura Bates Feminism Copy Share Image
“I’m fifteen and I feel like girl my age are under a lot of pressure that boys are not under. I know… — Laura Bates Body image Copy Share Image
