Allies Quote by Marley Dias

It certainly wasn't taught in school beyond the idea of "girls can do anything that boys can do" - I understood that kind of…

— June Diane Raphael

I feel like we need to understand feminism more as a tool to mediate, counteract, to ultimately defeat patriarchy and restore balance to our…

— Ani DiFranco

“Feminism remains a crucial element of any program for social justice today, which is why patriarchal forces attempt to eliminate or marginalize feminist ideas.”

— Robert Jensen

I think that it's incredibly important that we're actually paying attention to the feminism that's going on on the ground in different countries and…

— Jessica Valenti

“Feminism is a tremendously underestimated force, viewed in the present context primarily as a woman's concern. The understanding has not yet percolated throughout society…

— Terence McKenna

Feminism is not only for women It's something everyone can participate in, and evolve together, as the first step in the right direction. I…

— Ani DiFranco

I think the influence of contemporary feminism has been very unhelpful to the current generation of girls. They are constantly being encouraged to speak…

— Claire Fox

Feminism is very much a part of a lot of my student's lives, but they're not going to march about it or take a…

— Mary Gordon

When men realize that feminism is a universal good that affects them in very intimate ways then I think they really become allies and…

— Gloria Steinem

“To say that feminism is good for boys, that diversity makes a stronger team, or that collective liberation promises a greater, deeper freedom than…

— Dayna Tortorici

We need a kind of feminism that aims not just to assimilate into the institutions that men have created over the centuries, but to…

— Barbara Ehrenreich

Men need to understand, and women too, what feminism is really about.

— Annie Lennox