Being a woman Quote by Robert Black

There can be no doubt that our Nation has had a long and unfortunate history of sex discrimination. Traditionally, such discrimination was rationalized by…

— William J. Brennan

I do not believe in sex distinction in literature, law, politics, or trade-or that modesty and virtue are more becoming to women than to…

— Anonymous

Women are penalized both for deviating from the masculine norm and for appearing to be masculine. When women try to establish their competence, they…

— Kathleen Hall Jamieson

Our society demands that women be treated equally and that we not discriminate against them.

— John McCain

We've established a world that's binary gendered, and I don't want to be disadvantaged at all. If being male is going to be more…

— Rain Dove

I believe strongly that in the eyes of God women and men should be the same and they should be given the same authority…

— Jimmy Carter

What I said was that in a democratic society, people must be permitted to make their choices and that the choices of women should…

— Dennis Kucinich

As societies continue to loosen their standards regarding what is appropriate female and male behavior, I think we are going to realize we have…

— Helen Fisher

Whatever oppressions man has suffered, they have invariably fallen more heavily on woman. Whatever new liberties advancing civilization has brought to man, ever the…

— Elizabeth Cady Stanton

It is not alone that justice is wounded by denying women a part in the making of the civilized world - a more immediate…

— Ida Tarbell

It has been said that the position of woman is the test of civilization, and that of our women was secure. In them was…

— Anonymous

I think we're struggling with trying to redefine various positions at this point in history. To allow freedom for women, freedom for men, freedom…

— Fred Ward