Burden Quote by Laura Bates

“People like to think they're open-minded, but if you toss a tired gender stereotype on their path they'll run with it every time.”

— Karen M. McManus

A huge amount of what feminists are fighting for would have major positive impact for men as well as women. Take the male suicide…

— Laura Bates

“blatant, intentional discrimination against women is far from being something merely to be read about in history books.”

— Cordelia Fine

“People call me a feminist whenever I express statements that distinguish me from a doormat.”

— Rebecca West

“I’ve seen a dozen women have affairs. They are given high fives and congratulated for standing up for themselves and finally leaving their spouses.…

— Aaron Behr

But it is also clear that left entirely untouched by public policy, the capitalist system will produce more inequality than is socially healthy or…

— Barney Frank

“Realizing that inequality is socially constructed empowers us to be agents of change.”

— Julia T. Wood

Success on the front of women's rights will look like a world not only with obvious advances - where no girl is denied access…

— Adora Svitak

Valentine's Day is a sham created by card companies to reinforce gender stereotypes. [..] I'll buy some cookies, but NOT for Valentine's Day. These…

— Anna Howard Shaw

I have always felt one of the things dance should do - its business being so clearly physical - is challenge the culture's gender…

— Twyla Tharp

The gender stereotypes introduced in childhood are reinforced throughout our lives and become self-fulfilling prophesies. Most leadership positions are held by men, so women…

— Sheryl Sandberg

I read the books and I really, really wanted to play the part. I started kundalini yoga, kickboxing and running, and completely changed my…

— Gwendoline Christie