Activist Quote by Riane Eisler

Violence against women in all its forms is a human rights violation. It's not something that any culture, religion or tradition propagates.

— Michelle Bachelet

Society definitely encourages and condones men's violence toward women. Not as much as it used to be when it was less visible, and there…

— Gloria Steinem

“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

Much violence against women originates in emotional territory that they already command. By midlife and early old age, as the hormones of both genders…

— Camille Paglia

Men who have been raised violently have every reason to believe it is appropriate for them to control others through violence; they feel no…

— Frank Pittman

Violence against women is the single greatest human rights violation of our generation,

— Patrick Stewart

Violence against women and girls is one of the most systematic and widespread human rights violations.

— Anonymous

It seems to me that violence against women has been tolerated for so long that the world has become numb to it.

— Zainab Salbi

There is a direct connection between violence against the Earth and violence against women.

— Lee Maracle

The work that I've been trying to do with violence against women and children comes from seeing quite a bit of violence. I just…

— Kelly LeBrock

Much is made of the accelerating brutality of young people's crimes, but rarely does our concern for dangerous children translateinto concern for children in…

— Letty Cottin Pogrebin

Violence against women is perhaps the most shameful human rights violation, and it is perhaps the most pervasive. It knows no boundaries of geography,…

— Kofi Annan