African-feminism Quote by Malebo Sephodi

Women have been programmed to criticise their own bodies because we should have the shape that society, and in particular men, want.

— Ulrika Jonsson

“...women's bodies are "inferiorised, stigmatized . . . within an overarching patriarchal ideology. For example, biologically and physiologically, women's bodies are seen as both…

— Sheila Jeffreys

“I believe it is so important for women to feel comfortable in their bodies, without wanting to change every single thing about their bodies…

— Roxane Gay

“We are all a little desexualized, a little defeminized. We can't carry our bodies comfortably in a society that is so bent against women.…

— Elif Shafak

“I understood at those times what I was leaving behind: the solidarity of a shared biology. Women know what it means to have a…

— Jeffrey Eugenides

“Women's bodies are public domain, as evidenced clearly at the present time by the furor over abortion. Everyone has an opinion about what a…

— Maureen Murdock

“Such is the tragedy of girls and women who by the strictures of their upbringing and culture cannot own up to their body's desires,…

— Ayaan Hirsi Ali

“Our bodies are everything. They are the tools our mothers and their mothers used to end wars. Women have used their bodies to demand…

— Sarah Hays Coomer

“If the justification for controlling women's bodies were about women themselves, then it would be understandable. If, for example, the reason was 'women should…

— Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

It should be self-evident that women have the right to make decisions about their own bodies. Yet throughout history, those in power - usually…

— Isabella Lovin

“It’s so hard for women – even nice women – to realize that their bodies are not irresistible.”

— Raymond Chandler

Because while society will never want me to be content with my body, I want to try to embrace it. It carries the hallmarks…

— Ulrika Jonsson