Calling Quote by Meghan Daum

I think anyone who wants the social, political and economic equality for women can call themselves a feminist. It does get trickier, of course,…

— Jessica Valenti

Coolest f-word ever deserves a fucking shout! I mean, why can't all decent men and women call themselves feminists? Out of respect for those…

— Ani Difranco

We all know what feminists are. They are shrill, overly aggressive, man-hating, ball-busting, selfish, hairy, extremist, deliberately unattractive women with absolutely no sense of…

— Susan J. Douglas

I used to think the word 'feminist' reeked of insecurity. A woman who needed to state that she was equal to a man might…

— Paulina Porizkova

I don't know why people are so reluctant to say they're feminists. Could it be any more obvious that we still live in a…

— Ellen Page

I can't really speak to what it was like to call yourself a feminist in the past on a personal level but I think…

— Julie Zeilinger

Something I say a lot when it comes to anti-feminist stereotypes is that they exist for a reason.

— Jessica Valenti

Every woman, whether or not they're comfortable with the term 'feminist,' probably wants to be equal to men, and that is fundamentally what feminism…

— Emily Ratajkowski

Women have to define themselves in the eyes of men. They have to fight for their rights, especially in a society that will pretend…

— Xavier Dolan

A feminist is a man or woman who already knows for a fact that men and women are qual and wants society to wake…

— Marlo Thomas

For some reason, the word 'feminist' freaks people out, but when you look it up, all it means is equal opportunity.

— Maddie Marlow

I think we're at a point in history where, generally, people consider themselves to be feminists in the sense that we believe in the…

— Rege-Jean Page