Abuse of power Quote by Rebecca Solnit

Violence against women is fundamentally about power.

— Antonio Guterres

“When we police a woman's affect, when we privilege it or equate it with her actions, with what she actually does, we're engaging in…

— Toni Jensen

“In a world dominated by violent and passive-aggressive men, and by male institutions dispensing violence, it is extraordinary to note how often women are…

— Adrienne Rich

“A home where a woman is abused is a small-scale model of much larger oppressive systems that work in remarkably similar ways. Many of…

— Lundy Bancroft

“We live in a world in which women are battered and are unable to flee from the men who beat them, although their door…

— Natascha Kampusch

“Like racism, misogyny can never be adequately addressed by its victims alone. The men who get it also understand that feminism is not a…

— Rebecca Solnit

“Misogyny is an almost inevitable byproduct of political oppression, after all, as brutalized men turn around and brutalize the next most vulnerable population.”

— G. Willow Wilson

I feel like acts of violence against women are detestable, and they need to be dealt with, and they are important.

— Jason Priestley

Domestic violence is the front line of the war against women.

— Pearl Cleage

“The letting go of patriarchy which creates one-sided citizens of women and men alike and culminates in violent living and violent relationships.”

— Matthew Fox

“In a patriarchal society like ours, says Horley, domestic violence will always be with us. “Women don’t even have equal pay. Girls are still…

— The Guardian

“You know, all through the centuries, pathetic men have abused strong women who threaten their masculinity,”

— Gillian Flynn