Being a woman Quote by Shirley Chisholm Download Open image “I've always met more discrimination being a woman than being Black...men are men.” — Shirley Chisholm ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.8 out of 5 (5 ratings) Copy quoteShare Being a woman Black Black Men Discrimination Discrimination Woman Men Men Are Men Mets Racism Woman Black
I had met far more discrimination because I am a woman than because I am black. — Shirley Chisholm Copy Share Image
I have certainly met much more discrimination in terms of being a woman than being black, in the field of politics. — Shirley Chisholm Copy Share Image
There are still traces of discrimination against race and gender, but it's a lot different than when I started out. It just comes quietly,… — Eddie Bernice Johnson Copy Share Image
There are so many stereotypes of how you have to be as a black man, growing up in the community as a man. — Ashton Sanders Copy Share Image
As a black person I am no stranger to prejudice. But the truth is that in the political world I have been far more… — Shirley Chisholm Copy Share Image
Women are obviously much more discriminated against than men in many ways. — Ann Beattie Copy Share Image
When I talk about feminism, sometimes I feel like being a black woman is cast aside. — Jessica Williams Copy Share Image
Assumptions that racism is more oppressive to black men than black women, then and now ... based on acceptance of patriarchal notions of masculinity. — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
I know I am judged unfairly by my physical characteristics and ostracized because of that so I say, "Yes, I'm a black man." — Chuck D Copy Share Image
While white women and men of color also experience discrimination, all too often their experiences are taken as the only point of departure for… — Kimberle Williams Crenshaw Copy Share Image
When I think about women of color and their place politically in the world and culture... they've had two layers of just garbage to… — Katherine Ryan Copy Share Image
It is obvious that discrimination exists. Women do not have the opportunities that men do. And women that do not conform to the system,… — Shirley Chisholm Copy Share Image
Legal discrimination between the sexes is, in almost every instance, founded on outmoded views of society and the pre-scientific beliefs about psychology and physiology.… — Shirley Chisholm Copy Share Image
Tremendous amounts of talent are lost to our society just because that talent wears a skirt. — Shirley Chisholm Copy Share Image
It is not heroin or cocaine that makes one an addict, it is the need to escape from a harsh reality. There are more… — Shirley Chisholm Copy Share Image
The liberals in the House strongly resemble liberals I have known through the last two decades in the civil rights conflict. When it comes… — Shirley Chisholm Copy Share Image
I am not antiwhite, because I understand that white people, like black ones, are victims of a racist society. They are products of their… — Shirley Chisholm Copy Share Image
The emotional, sexual, and psychological stereotyping of females begins when the doctor says: It's a girl. — Shirley Chisholm Copy Share Image
I had met far more discrimination because I am a woman than because I am black. — Shirley Chisholm Copy Share Image
Some fine men are in Congress, too few, trying to do a responsible job. But they are surrounded and almost neutralized by a greater… — Shirley Chisholm Copy Share Image
“Following along the path of her role models, Shirley knew that if she waited for permission, she’d never receive her turn.” — Shirley Chisholm Copy Share Image
Forget the credit, they (male actors) take all the money as well. We don't get paid even one-third of what male actors get. It's… — Kangana Ranaut Copy Share Image
In life, something from everything will leave a mark on your heart. It might be happiness, lamentations, or both. Memories will make you the… — Myself Copy Share Image
I have said no such thing.i am only resolved to act in a way that will enhance my happiness' — AXLL_SBLNS Copy Share Image
One nice thing about being a woman in Hollywood is that the women tend to be very close-knit. All of us writers and directors… — Diablo Cody Copy Share Image
I don't claim to be a good woman, but I do claim to be good at being a woman. — Suzanne Copy Share Image
I think loads of women have this idea that their life is going to start at some point, once they've busted all these problems… — Caitlin Moran Copy Share Image
You're not insulting my character. Being a woman, especially in this business, it's so thrilling to get to do that. It's so rare, especially… — Keri Russell Copy Share Image
According to the Western model, pregnancy is a disease, menopause is a disease, and even getting pregnant is a disease. Dangerous drugs and devices… — Barbara Seaman Copy Share Image
A woman with a voice is by definition a strong woman. But the search to find that voice can be remarkably difficult. — Melinda Gates Copy Share Image
A woman's place isn't above her man or beneath her man it's beside her man. — SONYA PARKER Copy Share Image
Being a woman is interesting, but it shouldn’t stop you from being a person. — Mildred H. McAfee Copy Share Image
This is a movement to say we're more than just our dresses. ... It's hard being a woman in Hollywood or any industry. — Reese Witherspoon Copy Share Image
