Control Quote by Jordan Peterson

Women do not want power over men, they want power over themselves.

— Mary Wollstonecraft

Women don't seek power for its own sake, but to make a difference and overcome each challenge

— Kathleen Wynne

There are people who don't like women holding power.

— Bill O'Reilly

The world needs women to redefine what it means to be a person of power

— Elizabeth Lesser

I have always felt that perhaps women have sometimes almost embraced the same values as men, and the same character as men, because they…

— Wangari Maathai

Women, in general, are not part of the corruption of the past, so they can give a new kind of leadership, a new image…

— Coretta Scott King

Women are often forced to maintain good relations with men who abuse them precisely because those men have power.

— Kirsten Powers

I do think women avoid power. Power assumes responsibility and accountability, and I think many, many women want to have it both ways.

— Rita Mae Brown

Studies show that women seeking power tend to be punished for doing so, because it goes against cultural bias. Women are expected to be…

— Catherine Mayer

Even the most powerful women I know go out of their way to say that they're not really interested in power. Imagine a man…

— Susan Estrich

When women are in positions of power it's a hard place to be, especially when that position involves bossing men around.

— Alison Pill

In some ways, privileged women who are closer to power wind up being able to exert their influence in ways that change public policy…

— Rebecca Traister