Quotes about Feminism

Feminism is definitely a part of everything I do. Votes: 4

Feminism was about making women's lives less constrained and giving them more choices. Votes: 4

Feminism is not just about women; it's about letting all people lead fuller lives. Votes: 4

Feminism exists so that no woman ever has to face her abuser in isolation, alone. Votes: 4

My spirituality has always been linked to my feminism. Feminism is about challenging unequal power structures. Votes: 4

Feminism is doomed to failure because it is based on an attempt to repeal and restructure human nature. Votes: 4

Feminism loves men enough to expect them to act more honorably and actually believes them capable of doing so. Votes: 4

Feminism freed my mind. Yoga freed my body. It's one thing to intellectualize self-love and another to embody it. Votes: 4

Feminism's agenda is basic: It asks that women not be forced to choose between public justice and private happiness. Votes: 4

Feminism's agenda is basic: It asks that women not be forced to 'choose' between public justice and private happiness. Votes: 4

Feminism is a political mistake. Feminism is a mistake made by women's intellect, a mistake which her instinct will recognize. Votes: 4

Feminism is hated because women are hated. Anti-feminism is a direct expression of misogyny; it is the political defense of women hating. Votes: 4

My feminism is humanism, with the weakest being those who I represent, and that includes many beings and life forms, including some men. Votes: 4

Feminism is a socialist, anti-family, political movement that encourages women to leave their husbands, kill their children, practice witchcraft, destroy capitalism and become lesbians. Votes: 4

My idea of feminism is self-determination, and it's very open-ended: every woman has the right to become herself, and do whatever she needs to do. Votes: 4

Feminism is sort of like God. Many people profess to believe in it, but no one seems to be able to define it to everyone's satisfaction. Votes: 4

I myself have never been able to find out precisely what feminism is: I only know that people call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a doormat. Votes: 4

Feminism isn't simply about being a woman in a position of power. It's battling systemic inequities; it's a social justice movement that believes sexism, racism and classism exist and interconnect, and that they should be consistently challenged. Votes: 4

Feminism, unlike almost every other social movement, is not a struggle against a distinct oppressor - it's not the ruling class or the occupiers or the colonizers - it's against a deeply held set of beliefs and assumptions that we women, far too often, hold ourselves. Votes: 4

Spinsterhood is Nature's Own Feminism. Votes: 3

Feminism without femininity is a sham. Votes: 3

Feminism is small revolutions, every day Votes: 3

Feminism has nothing to do with partisanship. Votes: 3

Feminism is the theory, lesbianism is the practice. Votes: 3

Feminism isn't called the longest revolution for nothing. Votes: 3

Feminism is about friends and sisters and community. Votes: 3

Feminism is a theory, lesbianism is a practice. Votes: 3

Feminism hasn't failed, it's just never been tried. Votes: 3

Feminism means revolution and I am a revolutionist. Votes: 3

Feminism was a dirty word for a while. Votes: 3

Feminism in some ways has become quite dormant. Votes: 3

Feminism is the radical notion that women are human beings Votes: 3

Feminism's ultimate success is that we don't need it anymore. Votes: 3

Feminism remains something that needs to be explained to people. Votes: 3

Feminism is equality: politically; culturally; socially; economically. That's it, that simple. Votes: 3

Feminism is the ability to choose what you want to do. Votes: 3

Feminism is a movement to end sexism, sexist exploitation, and oppression. Votes: 3

Feminism was established to allow unattractive women easier access to the mainstream. Votes: 3

Feminism was established to allow unattractive women easier access to the mainstream Votes: 3

Feminism is not a rulebook, but a discussion, a conversation, a process. Votes: 3

A Smith & Wesson does more for empowering women than Feminism ever could Votes: 3

Feminism, as it stands, well... stands. It has ground to a halt. Votes: 3

Feminism is the best thing to come out of the '60's. Votes: 3

I think that feminism is in cycle. Feminism rotates between backlash and interest. Votes: 3

Feminism is built on believing women's accounts of sexual use and abuse by men. Votes: 3

Ah, Feminism in the nineties, what a What is yours what is mine field. Votes: 3

Feminism requires precisely what patriarchy destroys in women: unimpeachable bravery in confronting male power Votes: 3

Feminism's latest victory: the right to get your limbs blown off in war. Congratulations. Votes: 3

Feminism is just a way for ugly women to get into the mainstream of America. Votes: 3

Feminism liberated women from the natural dignity of their sex and turned them into inferior men. Votes: 3

Feminism doesn't need re-branding. It names a problem and it is an uncomfortable truth for many Votes: 3

In the same way Marxism robs workers of ambition, Feminism robs men and women of love. Votes: 3

Feminism is an entire world view or gestalt, not just a laundry list of women's issues Votes: 3

Feminism is an entire world view or gestalt, not just a laundry list of women's issues. Votes: 3

Feminism is a good venue for getting yourself across as much as for getting your point across. Votes: 3

Feminism has led the way in demystifying personal relations, forcefully insisting they are political to the core. Votes: 3

Feminism encourages women to leave their husbands, kill their children, practice witchcraft, destroy capitalism and become lesbians. Votes: 3

Feminism, when it truly achieves its goals, will crack through the most basic structures of our society. Votes: 3

Feminism is to sexism what black nationalism is to racism; the most rational response to the problem. Votes: 3

Feminism, Socialism, and Communism are one in the same, and Socialist/Communist government is the goal of feminism. Votes: 3

Feminism is teaching. I've gotten a lot of pleasure pushing younger writers that I've met and worked with. Votes: 3

Feminism has become a catch-all vegetable drawer where bunches of clingy sob sisters can store their moldy neuroses. Votes: 3

Feminism means to me being comfortable with who you are as a woman and being unapologetic about it. Votes: 3

Feminism starts out being very simple, and it ends up being a world view that questions hierarchy altogether. Votes: 3

Feminism justified female 'victim power' by convincing the world that we lived in a sexist, male-dominated, and patriarchal world. Votes: 3

Feminism gave me a way to see myself in culture, in society, in history, and that was very important. Votes: 3

Feminism means something - legislation, cultural change - but 'Girl Power' meant nothing more than being friends with your friends. Votes: 3

Feminism as a political movement has to specifically address the needs of men in their struggle to revolutionize their consciousness. Votes: 3

Feminism is something you do. It's a verb. It's what you are. It's an activity; it's something you're actively engaged in. Votes: 3

Feminism is not a fad. It's not like Angry Birds. Although it does involve a lot of angry birds. Bad example. Votes: 3

Feminism is the single most powerful social movement of our time, one that addresses every aspect of human and social life. Votes: 3

Feminism is such an incredibly awkward word for us these days, isnt it? Not to be feminist would be bizarre, wouldnt it? Votes: 3

Feminism is for all women and girls, not a privileged few or one ethnicity, religion, age, sexual preference, ability, region or hemisphere. Votes: 3

Feminism directly confronts the idea that one person or set of people [has] the right to impose definitions of reality on others. Votes: 3

Feminism is hated because women are hated. Anti-feminism is a direct expression of misogyny; it is the political defense of women hating Votes: 3

Feminism is an attack on social practices and habits of thought that keep women and men boxed into gender roles that are harmful. Votes: 3

Feminism has had exactly the same problem that "political correctness" has had: people keep using the phrase without really knowing what it means. Votes: 3

Feminism is ridiculous. Feminists are silly idealists who want to be on top. There is no real equality in sexual relationships - someone always wins. Votes: 3

Feminism now seems to be defined as success is defined: as being as good at capitalism as men are. I feel very estranged from it. Votes: 3

Ladies, when you write a poem for Feminism because that is what we sometimes do, remember that it's never about them. It's only about you. Votes: 3

Feminism isn't about hating men. It's about challenging the absurd gender distinctions that boys and girls learn from childhood and carry into their adult lives. Votes: 3

Feminism is dead. The movement is absolutely dead. The women's movement tried to suppress dissident voices for way too long. There's no room for dissent. Votes: 3

Feminism has never been sexy, but let me assure you that it never stopped me from flirting, and I have seldom suffered from lack of men. Votes: 3

Feminism has exceeded its proper mission of seeking political equality for women and has ended by rejecting contingency, that is, human limitation by nature or fate. Votes: 3

Feminism is a struggle to end sexist oppression. Therefore, it is necessarily a struggle to eradicate the ideology of domination that permeates Western culture on various levels. Votes: 3

Marriage has now taken the form of divorce: a prolonged and impassioned negotiation as to how things shall be divided. (from Feminism, the Body, and the Machine) Votes: 3

The reason the word Feminism has power is because the concept has power and the reason it has power is because people are still afraid of it. Votes: 3

Feminism is what I do with my life, it's how I spend my days, it's my job, it's not just an opinion I have among many other opinions. Votes: 3

Feminism is just about equality, really, and there's so much stuff attached to the word, when it's actually so simple. I don't know why it's always so bogged down. Votes: 3

Feminism is a transformational force, an individual and social force. It is a way of looking at the world-a questioning of power/domination issues, an affirmation of women's energy. Votes: 3

Feminism catches fire when it draws upon its inherent spirituality. When it does not, it is just one more form of politics, and politics never fed our deepest hungers. Votes: 3

Feminism as a theoretical enterprise is approached differently by Black women depending on where we are. There are more reformist Black women who tend to use the phrase "Black feminism". Votes: 3

Feminism is a way of understanding reality, not just a series of things to do. Feminism challenges our predilection for one right answer, one right God, one size fits all. Votes: 3

Whatever feminists may say about their only advocating choices, everyone knows the truth: Feminism regards work outside the home as more elevating, honorable, and personally productive than full-time mothering and homemaking. Votes: 3

There's Socialism and Communism and Capitalism and there's Feminism and Hedonism, and there's Catholicism and Bipedalism and Consumerism, but I think Narcissism is the system that means the most to me. Votes: 3

Feminism is not a patch; it is a whole new pattern which can only be realized by weaving a new garment, seamless from top to bottom and multicolored from the beginning. Votes: 3

First I would probably place men at the bottom of the food chain. On a grander scale, I would say they're reacting to change. Feminism has got to be part of that. Votes: 3

Feminism has neglected the needs of woman of color and people of color in general. But I don't think it means that we should overlook feminism as having nothing valuable to contribute. Votes: 3

Feminist politics aims to end domination, to free us to be who we are - to live lives where we love justice, where we can live in peace. Feminism is for everybody. Votes: 3

Whatever feminists may say about their only advocating choices, everyone knows the truth: Feminism regards work outside the home as more elevating, honorable, and personally productive than full-time mothering and making a home. Votes: 3

Feminism is not simply the idea that women can benefit from rediscovering themselves but also that our whole culture can benefit from correcting its psychic/sexual imbalance through each person becoming whole again. Votes: 3

Feminism to me means fighting. It's a very nuanced, complex thing, but at the very core of it I'm a feminist because I don't think being a girl limits me in any way. Votes: 3

People have accepted the media's idea of what feminism is, but that doesn't mean that it's right or true or real. Feminism is not monolithic. Within feminism, there is an array of opinions. Votes: 3

Feminism is still one of those taboo words, so hardly anybody talks about it. People usually go gender-neutral and say the book and film [ Room] are about "the triumph of the human spirit." Votes: 3

Feminism is not only for women It's something everyone can participate in, and evolve together, as the first step in the right direction. I see feminism as a tool to achieve that balance and peace. Votes: 3

Feminism - the word - can give us a handle, a rallying point, a common ground, and help us build a bridge. Why not claim the gift of the word as a place to begin? Votes: 3

At Brandies I discovered Feminism. And I instantly became a convert... writing brilliant papers in my Myths of Patriarchy class, in which I likened my fate as a woman to other victims throughout the ages. Votes: 3

I'm a huge supporter of women. What I'm not is a supporter of liberalism. Feminism is what I oppose. Feminism has led women astray. I love the women's movement "” especially when walking behind it. Votes: 3

The young women in my classes are feisty and clever and believe, often with the passion of youthful optimism, that feminism is a battle already won. I worry for them - and for my daughters, too. Votes: 3

Feminism, in all fields, has yet to produce a single scholar of the intellectual rank of scores of these learned men [e.g., Bruno Snell, Albin Lesky, Denys Page] in the German and British academic tradition. Votes: 3

Feminism is rooted in racial rights and gender rights, and all of those things intersect, and to say that that's not something you can stand behind - it confuses me. I think it's a really great word. Votes: 3

Feminism is the most revolutionary idea there has ever been. Equality for women demands a change in the human psyche, more profound than anything Marx dreamed of. It means valuing parenthood as much as we value banking. Votes: 3

the point of feminism ... is to win women a wider range of experience. Feminism remains a pretty simple concept, despite repeated - and enormously effective - efforts to dress it up in greasepaint and turn its proponents into gargoyles. Votes: 3

The Government as Substitute Husband did for women what labor unions still have not accomplished for men. And men pay dues for labor unions; the taxpayer pays the dues for feminism. Feminism and government soon become taxpayer-supported women's unions. Votes: 3

I'll cough up the bitter truth right now, at the risk of losing my Feminism Club Decoder Ring: I didn't go see 'Inside Out' for Amy Poehler, though she's terrific. I went to see my dark prince, Lewis Black. Votes: 3

Feminism is dead in the world. It comes from another time. I'm a feminist. I want to fight, but I don't see many people with this desire to fight for something. Women don't help each other, especially in fashion. Votes: 3

Feminism has never emerged from the women who are most victimized by sexist oppression; women who are daily beaten down, mentally, physically, and spiritually - women who are powerless to change their condition in life. They are a silent majority. Votes: 3

Feminism is just an idea. It's a philosophy. It's about the equality of women in all realms. It's not about man-hating. It's not about being humorless. We have to let go of these misconceptions that have plagued feminism for 40, 50 years. Votes: 3

If you are not a feminist in love, you fail to recognise someone who does not love you. Feminism makes love easier. Otherwise, there is the danger of feeling romantically drawn to someone who does not see you as an equal. Votes: 3

Feminism is lesbian in the sense that lesbians have always hated the female role and coveted the male role. It is based on Marxist notions of "equality" and class conflict that have no relevance to mystical and biological phenomenon such as love. Votes: 3

Feminism is, I hope, a way to a better future for everyone who inhabits this world. Feminism should not be something that needs a seductive marketing campaign. The idea of women moving through the world as freely as men should sell itself. Votes: 3

Feminism is a word that I identify with. The term has become synonymous with vitriolic man-hating but it needs to come back to a place where both men and women can embrace it. It is particularly important for women in developing countries. Votes: 3

Feminism has fought no wars ... killed no opponents ... set up no concentration camps ... starved no enemies ... practiced no cruelty. Its battles have been for education, for the vote, for better working conditions, for safety in the streets ... for reforms in the law. Votes: 3

Feminism has tried to dismiss the femme fatale as a misogynist libel, a hoary cliche. But the femme fatale expresses woman's ancient and eternal control of the sexual realm. The specter of the femme fatale stalks all of men's relationships with women. Votes: 3

Feminism has never been about getting a job for one woman. It's about making life more fair for women everywhere. It's not about a piece of the existing pie; there are too many of us for that. It's about baking a new pie. Votes: 3

A feminist is a person who answers 'yes' to the question 'Are women human?' Feminism is not about whether women are better than, worse than or identical with men...It's about justice, fairness, and access to the broad range of human experience. Votes: 3

Feminism is the struggle to end sexist oppression. Its aim is not to benefit solely any specific group of women, any particular race or class of women. It does not privilege women over men. It has the power to transform meaningfully all our lives Votes: 3

Feminism is not antisexuality. On the contrary. It says that sexuality shouldn't be confused with violence and dominance and that it should be a matter of free choice. It shouldn't be forced on you by economics, including dependence on a husband, or by pressure. Votes: 3

Feminism's agenda is basic: it asks that women not be forced to "choose" between public justice and private happiness. It asks that women be free to define themselves-instead of having their identity defined for them, time and again, by their culture and their men. Votes: 3

Feminism rotates between backlash and interest. And the cool thing about the Internet is that it's allowing women more access to their own history. Part of the problem before the Internet was that we didn't know which books to read. Someone had to tell you. Votes: 3

Feminism is the result of a few ignorant and literal-minded women letting the cat out of the bag about which is the superior sex. Once women made it public that they could do things better than men, they were, of course, forced to do them. Votes: 3

A revolutionary in every bedroom cannot fail to shake up the status quo. And if it is your wife that is revolting, you can't just split to the suburbs. Feminism, when it truly achieves it's goals, will crack through the most basic structures of our society. Votes: 3

Feminism's failings do not mean we should eschew feminism entirely. People do terrible things all the time, but we don't regularly disown our humanity. We disavow the terrible things. We should disavow the failures of feminism without disavowing its many successes and how far we have come. Votes: 3

Feminism is a belief that although women and men are inherently of equal worth, most societies privilege men as a group. As a result, social movements are necessary to achieve political equality between women and men, with the understanding that gender always intersects with other social hierarchies. Votes: 3

I don't see why ogling same-sex kissing should be the exclusive domain of frat boys whacking off to lesbian action, that's so sexist. Feminism should be all inclusive- it should be about sexual liberation, equal pay for equal work, and the fundamental girl right of boy2boy appreciation. Votes: 3

My debt to feminism is simply incalculable. Feminism allowed me to see past a 'reality' that I had once taken as a given. It helped me to pay attention to countless voices, my own included, that I had been taught 'don't count.' Feminism allows me to maintain hope. Votes: 3

Feminism is not dead, by no means. It has evolved. If you don't like the term, change it, for Goddess' sake. Call it Aphrodite, or Venus, or bimbo, or whatever you want; the name doesn't matter, as long as we understand what it is about, and we support it. Votes: 3

feminism is for everybody Votes: 2

I am deliberate and afraid of nothing. Votes: 2

I hate men who are afraid of women's strength. Votes: 2

I think feminism has had a major impact on anthropology Votes: 2

It's tragic when people think feminism is a dirty word. Votes: 2

Some of us are becoming the men we wanted to marry. Votes: 2

Women may be the one group that grows more radical with age. Votes: 2

As a result of the feminist revolution, feminine becomes an abusive epithet. Votes: 2

No woman can call herself free who does not control her own body. Votes: 2

A liberated woman is one who has sex before marriage and a job after. Votes: 2

After feminism, I suddenly realised: not everyone has to live the same way. Imagine that! Votes: 2

There's just as many different kinds of feminism as there are women in the world. Votes: 2

The emotional, sexual, and psychological stereotyping of females begins when the doctor says: It's a girl. Votes: 2

He travels fastest who travels alone, and that goes double for she. Real feminism is spinsterhood. Votes: 2

The left ask people to believe that there is no conflict between feminism and the family. Votes: 2

You educate a man; you educate a man. You educate a woman; you educate a generation. Votes: 2

The thing women have yet to learn is nobody gives you power. You just take it. Votes: 2

If feminism wasn't powerful, if feminism wasn't influential, people wouldn't spend so much time putting it down. Votes: 2

Feminism is doomed to failure because it is based on an attempt to repeal and restructure human nature Votes: 2

Feminism justified female victim power by convincing the world that we lived in a sexist, male-dominated, and patriarchal world. Votes: 2

A good part - and definitely the most fun part - of being a feminist is about frightening men. Votes: 2

Women's issues have always been a part of my life. My goal is to bring the word 'feminism' back into the zeitgeist and reframe it. Votes: 2

Has feminism made us all more conscious? I think it has. Feminist critiques of anthropological masculine bias have been quite important, and they have increased my sensitivity to that kind of issue. Votes: 2

Responsibility to yourself means refusing to let others do your thinking, talking, and naming for you; it means learning to respect and use your own brains and instincts; hence, grappling with hard work. Votes: 2

Anyone who hates something feels threatened by it. A guy who says he hates feminism (a) doesn't understand or know feminism, and (b) is scared of powerful women. Most attacks come from fear. Votes: 2

If particular care and attention is not paid to the ladies, we are determined to foment a rebellion, and will not hold ourselves bound by any laws in which we have no voice, or representation. Votes: 2

Until women learn to want economic independence, and until they work out a way to get this independence without denying themselves the joys of love and motherhood, it seems to me feminism has no roots. Votes: 2

I'd refer to myself as a feminist. I don't think my music is overtly rooted in feminism. I'm a teenager, and 95 percent of my friends are boys, and that's just the way I've always been. Votes: 2

When I started at the 'Guardian,' though, I couldn't think of anything we saw eye to eye on, except feminism, and even this would soon be arguable as 'Guardian' writers queued up to drool over Eminem. Votes: 2

I'm speaking for a bunch of girls when I say that the idea that feminism is completely natural and shouldn't even be something that people find mildly surprising, it's just a part of being a girl in 2013. Votes: 2

I am a sworn atheist and therefore from my point of view the Talmud or the Koran don't constitute works of political philosophy but rather writings that stand in utter contradiction to concepts like logic, freedom, feminism, secularism, brotherhood - which are my ideals. Votes: 2

We all fight over what the label 'feminism' means but for me it's about empowerment. It's not about being more powerful than men - it's about having equal rights with protection, support, justice. It's about very basic things. It's not a badge like a fashion item. Votes: 2

Horror stories give us a way of exhausting our emotions around social issues, like a woman's right to an abortion, which I always thought was the core of 'Rosemary's Baby,' or the backlash against feminism which I always thought was the core to 'Stepford Wives.' Votes: 2

Feminism, like Boston, is a state of mind. It is the state of mind of women who realize that their whole position in the social order is antiquated, as a woman cooking over an open fire with heavy iron pots would know that her entire housekeeping was out of date. Votes: 2

I hope that by modeling feminism in my own life, work and relationships that it will haut become an organic part of my daughter's life. But I'm also fully prepared for her to become a Republican as a way to rebel as a teenager - that would be just my luck! Votes: 2

I think the problem is that there has been a kind of backlash against feminism. I think women just didn't really see themselves winning that fight, and I think that probably led to a lot women feeling trapped in a perpetual cycle of disappointment - trying to be feminists and failing to be. Votes: 2

The problem with feminism in the second wave was that we fought so much among ourselves, and I think we did so much damage to the movement... and I think the next wave, the third wave, is women mentoring younger women and women helping younger women to enter the political process and the writing world. Votes: 2

This is what sexual liberation chiefly accomplishes-it liberates young women to pursue married men Votes: 1

Women's liberation is just a lot of foolishness. It's men who are discriminated against. They can't bear children. And no one is likely to do anything about that Votes: 1

We must not allow ourselves to be deflected by the feminists who are anxious to force us to regard the two sexes as completely equal in position and worth Votes: 1

Our struggle today is not to have a female Einstein get appointed as an assistant professor. It is for a woman schlemiel to get as quickly promoted as a male schlemiel Votes: 1

I'm furious about the women's liberationists. They keep getting up on soapboxes and proclaiming that women are brighter than men. That's true, but it should be kept very quiet or it ruins the whole racket. Votes: 1

She looked into the distance, and the old terror flamed up for an instant, then sank again. Edna heard her father's voice and her sister Margaret's. She heard the barking of an old dog that was chained to the sycamore tree. The spurs of the cavalry officer clanged as he walked across the porch. There was the hum of bees, and the musky odor of pinks filled the air Votes: 1

Real feminism is spinsterhood. Votes: 0

Abortion-centered feminism is dead, Votes: 0

before feminism was, Paglia was! Votes: 0

Young girls getting into feminism. Votes: 0

Modern feminism cannot survive without victims. Votes: 0

feminism is about ultimate, limitless reality ... Votes: 0

I hate feminism. It is poison, Votes: 0

Sweden is the Saudi Arabia of feminism, Votes: 0

Has feminism increased the pool of happy women? Votes: 0

Why is there even a conversation about feminism? Votes: 0

Does my new feminism make me look fat? Votes: 0

For me feminism is bra-burning lesbianism. It's very unglamorous. Votes: 0

I fell into a hornets' nest of revolutionary feminism. Votes: 0

Sexuality is to feminism what work is to Marxism... Votes: 0

I think of feminism as more of a political ideology. Votes: 0

What, do you think that feminism means you hate men? Votes: 0

I guess the feminism in "Room" springs to mind most. Votes: 0

I think feminism has had a major impact on anthropology. Votes: 0

To me, the point of feminism is to be inclusive. Votes: 0

I love all those great 'f' words - feminism, folk music.. Votes: 0

I think of feminism as a socially just and imaginative world. Votes: 0

We must reclaim and retake feminism from our fellow idiotic women. Votes: 0

Third World feminism is about feeding people in all their hungers. Votes: 0

A viable new feminism must directly confront the realm of practice. Votes: 0

Women were doing quite well in this country before feminism came along. Votes: 0

As for feminism, I am a womanist more than I'm a feminist. Votes: 0

Men need to understand, and women too, what feminism is really about. Votes: 0

Gay marriage! That's a huge change and a huge win-win for feminism. Votes: 0

The cornerstone of the political correctness that dominates campus culture is radical feminism. Votes: 0

Old school feminism, coveting social power, is blind to woman's cosmic sexual power. Votes: 0

In my opinion, no feminism worthy of the name is not methodologically post-marxist. Votes: 0

I'm completely against [feminism]. I have no desire to give up my privileges. Votes: 0

Like Broadway, the novel, and G-d, feminism has been declared dead many times Votes: 0

In the end there is nothing more unattractive to men than radical feminism. Votes: 0

Whenever women struggle with breast cancer and face better care than ever, that's feminism. Votes: 0

I need to find a catchy new word for feminism, right? Like 'bootylicious.' Votes: 0

Rather than seeing the opportunities that feminism created they very easy morph into expectations. Votes: 0

I've always felt that feminism was just an excuse for ugly women to march. Votes: 0

When women criticize men it's called feminism. When men criticize women it's called misogyny Votes: 0

I think feminism has always been global. I think there's feminism everywhere throughout the world. Votes: 0

I wanted to speak strongly about feminism in my life, since it's been a struggle. Votes: 0

Trigger warnings and safe spaces are an infantilizing setback for feminism - and for women. Votes: 0

I'm really aware of how feminism and feminist rhetoric has been appropriated by the right. Votes: 0

I think that blogging and the Internet has completely changed feminism for ever, I think. Votes: 0

When it defines man as the enemy, feminism is alienating women from their own bodies. Votes: 0

There are lots of kinds of feminism, but ultimately it's about letting people be human beings Votes: 0

Mainstream feminism might remember that the war on women always starts with the war on whores. Votes: 0

My informal writing style is a political choice, because I want feminism to be more accessible. Votes: 0

I've written 18 books, mostly dealing with issues of social justice, ending racism, feminism, and cultural criticism. Votes: 0

We need to reclaim the word feminism. We need to reclaim the word feminism real bad. Votes: 0

I’m glad mainstream culture is starting to catch up to where lesbian-feminism was 30 years ago. Votes: 0

I got more and more politically active and just followed the course of feminism and sexual liberation Votes: 0

People can say what they want, but historically, feminism in the Dominican Republic has been extremely strong. Votes: 0

Real feminism is spinsterhood. It's time America admitted that old maids give all women a good name. Votes: 0

I got more and more politically active and just followed the course of feminism and sexual liberation. Votes: 0

To me, feminism is such a simple description: it's equal rights, economic rights, political rights, and social rights. Votes: 0

In truth, feminism is flawed because it is a movement powered by people and people are inherently flawed. Votes: 0

The complete destruction of traditional marriage and the nuclear family is the 'revolutionary or utopian' goal of feminism. Votes: 0

The feminists hate me, don't they? And I don't blame them. For I hate feminism. It is poison. Votes: 0

There is no "beginning" of feminism in the sense that there is no beginning to defiance in women. Votes: 0

The women working at abortion clinics are really on the front lines and the true heroes of feminism. Votes: 0

Korean feminism has been swept away by popular culture. It became a sort of old-fashioned trend or a joke. Votes: 0

I always go with the dictionary definition of feminism, which is just social, political and economic equality for women. Votes: 0

One of the very important ideas of feminism for me has always been women helping and supporting each other. Votes: 0

Flyaway, problem hair is the enemy of feminism, and was probably invented by the Man to crush Susan Sontag. Votes: 0

Since I loved underground music, I tried to carve a space for feminism within it. Those were my hopes. Votes: 0

The true meaning of feminism is this: to use your strong womanly image to gain strong results in society. Votes: 0

The subject of feminism cannot be purely a fiction, as some postmodern writers suggest, produced by the discourses of power. Votes: 0

Under the whole "personal is political" motto of feminism, I feel that personal kindness, treating people decently, is political-is punk. Votes: 0

I believe feminism is grounded in supporting the choices of women even if we wouldn't make certain choices for ourselves. Votes: 0

Patriarchy, routinely blamed for everything, produced the birth control pill, which did more to free contemporary women than feminism itself. Votes: 0

Women's behavior in handling beauty, even before feminism, was to deny they had any. Don't hate me because I'm beautiful. Votes: 0

The same men who are blind and deaf to feminism are acutely sensitive to what threatens their dominance and privilege. Votes: 0

Words like feminism or democracy scare me. They are words with barnacles on them, and you can't see what's underneath. Votes: 0

What feminism calls patriarchy is simply civilization , an abstract system designed by men but augmented and now co-owned by women. Votes: 0

There are so many things that we have to be very concerned about. But I always come back to feminism. Votes: 0

People don't like the word 'feminism' - that's what needs to change, because we're not going to find another word. Votes: 0

I think feminism is taking off. It's just not visible in the way that we would like it to be. Votes: 0

Equity feminism is a moral doctrine about equal treatment that makes no commitments regarding open empirical issues in psychology or biology. Votes: 0

The word feminism needs to be taken back. It needs to be reclaimed in a way that is inclusive of men. Votes: 0

When feminism and gay activism set themselves against organized religion, they have the obligation to put something better in its place. Votes: 0

I think Julia is defining a new feminism. It's the power of the open heart. And its ok to be sexual. Votes: 0

I see many more men who are feminist, or at least who have learned about life in the context of feminism. Votes: 0

Men threatened by feminism either don't understand it or don't like that they now have to modify their own shitty behavior. Votes: 0

BUT MY RECENT RESEARCH HAS SHOWN ME THAT FEMINISM HAS BECOME AN UNPOPULAR WORD. WOMEN ARE CHOOSING NOT TO IDENTIFY AS FEMINISTS. Votes: 0

I think that men need to have a little bit of manism. You have feminism. I don't have a problem with that. Votes: 0

I've always been interested in the history of radical feminism - what happened to those women of the 1960s and '70s. Votes: 0

Owning a gun in America is one way for conservative white males to demonstrate their anger at crime, liberalism, feminism, and modernity. Votes: 0

Really feminism is about being all that you are and not having to trade one thing for another on your way up. Votes: 0

You know it's very important, the role of a mother... I don't know, but it's feminism to me to love your kids. Votes: 0

There's been the same kind of demonizing of the word 'feminism' as words like 'liberal,' 'affirmative action,' and so on. Votes: 0

I really don't care what people say. It's amazing that feminism continues to exist at all, considering how much counter-feminism is out there. Votes: 0

There's a side of me that dislikes feminism. I think we surrendered something and women were unable to reveal any kind of vulnerability. Votes: 0

Long before feminism made fashion a guilty pleasure, my first experience of the sisterhood among strangers took place in a communal dressing room. Votes: 0

We are in the midst of a violent backlash againist feminism that uses images of female beauty as political weapons against women's advancement. Votes: 0

I think feminism to me is the idea that women are equally important and their stories are equally important and just as entertaining. Votes: 0

I don't think you can say that feminism has made women critical of marriage because women have been critical of marriage for centuries. Votes: 0

I think people resist feminism because they're scared. I think for women, they're scared of being picked on or of being called out. Votes: 0

Something you hear a lot is that feminism dead. But if feminism is dead, why do people try so hard to kill it? Votes: 0

I've thought about what is an alternative word to feminism. There isn't one. It's a perfectly good word. And it can't be changed. Votes: 0

Only when the problem is gone will we get rid of the word 'feminism'. But I doubt that will happen in my lifetime Votes: 0

One's enemies are always talking about 'post-feminism.' It is a word invented by people who would like to do away with feminism. Votes: 0

An indigenous feminism has been present in every culture in the world and in every period of history since the suppression of women began. Votes: 0

The freedom of women was achieved by two things: One, the Pill. Two... by labour-saving devices like the washing machine. By science, not feminism. Votes: 0

While women were powerfully liberated both externally as well as internally by the feminism of the 1970s, we made some serious mistakes as well. Votes: 0

Power feminism is just another scam in which women get to play patriarchs and pretend that the power we seek and gain liberates us. Votes: 0

One of the greatest gifts of Black feminism to ourselves has been to make it a little easier simply to be Black and female. Votes: 0

I really dislike it when women reject feminism; that's ridiculous. I am a product of feminism. Without feminism I would not be making films. Votes: 0

I used to think feminism was a liberating force - now I see many of those people are just censors under a different name. Votes: 0

...feminism differs from reform of any kind, even franchise reform. Feminists, I should say, are not reformers at all, but ratherintellectual biologists and psychologists. Votes: 0

I wish feminism wasn't so scary to people. It should be an evolving concept. I think it's an umbrella term to embrace conflicting ideas. Votes: 0

I blame feminism and Facebook for the death of the American automobile. I'm a Republican, so I blame everything on feminism - or commies. Votes: 0

I'm a poster child for feminism whether I like it or not, but I was resistant to the part of me that was a woman. Votes: 0

In the late '60s and '70s, when feminism was on the up sweep, there was an awareness of things that we're losing again. Votes: 0

No, feminism isn't 'over.' We need it not only to challenge injustice but because the whole gender expectations thing is bad for men, too. Votes: 0

When men realize that feminism is a universal good that affects them in very intimate ways then I think they really become allies and leaders. Votes: 0

But never fear, gentlemen; castration was really not the point of feminism, and we women are too busy eviscerating one another to take you on. Votes: 0

If feminism has receded in visibility and prestige, it is precisely because its vision of life's goals and rewards has become too narrow and elitist. Votes: 0

I think that instead of feminism being a political thing, it should be an act of creativity. It's more of a rock n' roll thing. Votes: 0

The invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq were both justified by an appeal to the emancipation of women, and the discourse of feminism was specifically invoked." Votes: 0

Self-esteem is the basis for feminism because self-esteem is based on defining yourself and believing in that definition. Self-esteem is regarding yourself as a grown-up. Votes: 0

It [feminism] is mixed up with a muddled idea that women are free when they serve their employers but slaves when they help their husbands. Votes: 0

To me, feminism means equality between men and women. I want to make people laugh and also point out some injustices or inequalities I see. Votes: 0

It [feminism] is mixed up with a muddled idea that women are free when they serve their employers but slaves when they help their husbands. Votes: 0

I didn't know feminism was actually a thing until I left home and found out the country didn't run the way my mom's house did, Votes: 0

Literature has done great work for feminism - writing and reading are a practice of empathy - and great literature will continue to do so. Votes: 0

This is the real problem feminism faces. Too many people are willfully ignorant about what the word means and what the movement aims to achieve. Votes: 0

I never want to sound preachy about youth and feminism, but I feel like there aren't enough young people coming out about their concerns and opinions. Votes: 0

When a guy writes a scene where a woman does a deviant sex act on camera, it's objectifying. But when a woman writes it, it's feminism. Votes: 0

I had been a feminist all my life, but the big problem was how to make your feminism jibe with you unappeasable hunger for male bodies. Votes: 0

For me, the issue of feminism is just not an interesting concept. Whenever people bring up feminism, I'm like, god. I'm just not really that interested. Votes: 0

The sexually insatiable woman is to be found primarily, if not exclusively, in the ideology of feminism, the hopes of boys, and the fears of men. Votes: 0

Why are we not valuing the word 'feminism' when there is so much work to be done in terms of empowerment and emancipation of women everywhere? Votes: 0

I am much more open about categories of gender, and my feminism has been about women's safety from violence, increased literacy, decreased poverty and more equality. Votes: 0

It was interesting to portray a character that was so far removed from today's world, but was also at the forefront of feminism at that time. Votes: 0

The political currents that topped the global agenda in the late 20th century - revolutionary nationalism, feminism and ethnic struggle - place culture at their heart. Votes: 0

I'm writing a review of three books on feminism and science, and it's about social constructionism. So I would say I'm a social constructionist, whatever that means Votes: 0

The biggest thinker that's influenced my feminism is definitely Bell Hooks, who's a feminist cultural critic, because of her accessibility but also just because she's a genius. Votes: 0

As I started to think about how I can claim feminism while also acknowledging my humanity and my imperfections, 'bad feminism' simply seemed like the best answer. Votes: 0

I consider myself a feminist because I believe women should have equal rights. Of course. It's just that the term 'feminism' conjures up other things for people. Votes: 0

Before feminism, work was largely defined as what men did or would do. Thus, a working woman was someone who labored outside the home for money, masculine-style. Votes: 0

I don't think feminism is about the exclusion of men but their inclusion... we must face and address those issues, especially to include younger men and boys. Votes: 0

I'm writing a review of three books on feminism and science, and it's about social constructionism. So I would say I'm a social constructionist, whatever that means. Votes: 0

My feminism, as intended by me, extends to empowering women to make legal choices, not to judge the legal choices they make. My fight is for rights. Votes: 0

You have to excuse me because I AM a teenager, so I'm allowed to sound illiterate and make stupid comments like 'I'm not into hard-core feminism.' Votes: 0

Social media is something women didn't have 10 years ago, and that's a big aspect in feminism today. I don't have to be filtered by anyone. I choose. Votes: 0

There are people who view their feminism in different ways. I used to beat myself up if I didn't react to things like I was supposed to. Votes: 0

We need a kind of feminism that aims not just to assimilate into the institutions that men have created over the centuries, but to infiltrate and subvert them. Votes: 0

What is feminism? Simply the belief that women should be as free as men, however nuts, dim, deluded, badly dressed, fat, receding, lazy, and smug they might be. Votes: 0

The spread of feminism is the most spectacular, extraordinary phenomenon in the last twenty years, and I believe we will accomplish our goals in a million different ways. Votes: 0

For many people, feminism is one of those words of which, as St. Augustine said about time, they know the meaning as long as no one is asking. Votes: 0

We don't have a clear path forward, and that's been the case for feminism since the 18th century, when the idea of the rights of women actually began. Votes: 0

When feminism falls short of our expectations, we decide the problem is with feminism rather than with the flawed people who act in the name of the movement. Votes: 0

Women are not stupid, but they were not clever enough to realise that feminism did not bring freedom, but the opposite. That's why I'm glad feminism is dead. Votes: 0

Sotomayor's vainglorious lecture bromide about herself as 'a wise Latina' trumping white men is a vulgar embarrassment - a vestige of the bad old days of male-bashing feminism. Votes: 0

I would like to see the gay population get on board with feminism. It's a beautiful organisation and they've done so much. It seems to me a no-brainer. Votes: 0

My mom and I had secret from my dad that we didn't think we were stupid, that we didn't think we needed feminism to be explained to us. Votes: 0

Out with stereotypes, feminism proclaims. But stereotypes are the west's stunning sexual personae, the vehicles of art's assault against nature. The moment there is imagination, there is myth. Votes: 0

I wanted to make feminism more accessible. And I really wanted to engage with my own generation, one that is increasingly speaking in an audio/video multimedia language. Votes: 0

I hate discussions of feminism that end up with who does the dishes,' she said. So do I. But at the end, there are always the damned dishes. Votes: 0

Conservative feminism is such an artificial term that doesn't mean much to me. For me conservatism means accepting reality. I acknowledge that there are differences between men and women. Votes: 0

Nearly a half-century on from feminism, simply being a woman artist is still a revolutionary act. And getting one's work shown continues to be met by enormous inbuilt resistance. Votes: 0

Ecofeminism is a good term for distinguishing a feminism that is ecological from the kind of feminisms that have become extremely technocratic. I would even call them very patriarchal. Votes: 0

As a concept [androgyny] raise[s] anxiety levels by conjuring up a conformist, unisex vision, the very opposite of the individuality and uniqueness that feminism actually has in mind. Votes: 0

It's about labeling. For me feminism is bra-burning lesbianism. It's very unglamorous. I'd like to see it rebranded. We need to see a celebration of our femininity and softness. Votes: 0

You all watched a sketch about feminism and you didn't even know it because of all the jokes. It's like when Jessica Seinfeld puts spinach in kids' brownies. Suckers! Votes: 0

Contemporary feminism cut itself off from history and bankrupted itself when it spun its puerile, paranoid fantasy of male oppressors and female sex-object victims. Woman is the dominant sex. Votes: 0

'I hate discussions of feminism that end up with who does the dishes,' she said. So do I. But at the end, there are always the damned dishes. Votes: 0

It seems to be generally acknowledged that sexism is far from defeated, flourishing through religions and other reactionary ideologies, which would definitely and gladly erase the concept of feminism. Votes: 0

The key in terms of mental ability is chess. There's never been a woman Grand Master chess player. Once you get one, then I'll buy some of the feminism... Votes: 0

So often feminism is built up as this thing where you have to be perfect. You have to be consistent and you can't ever deviate. That's just not realistic. Votes: 0

I'm a feminist because I believe in women... it's a heavy word, feminism, but it's not one I think we should run from. I'm proud to be a feminist. Votes: 0

I think if more people would understand how simple and what really feminism is, I would imagine that most men I know are feminists without verbalising or saying so. Votes: 0

The word, and the concept of feminism, was a gift because it gave me a sense of identity and a way of defining how I wished to live my life. Votes: 0

Not a shred of evidence supports the existence of matriarchy anywhere in the world at any time. [...] The matriarchy hypothesis, revived by American feminism, continues to flourish outside the university Votes: 0

As with 'feminism,' not to mention 'liberalism' and 'conservatism,' 'political correctness' tends to mean what you want it to mean, which also pretty much amounts to utter meaninglessness. Votes: 0

I see feminism as a massive party. It's cool, the idea that 50% of the population can now start doing things and having fun and experimenting with their hair and makeup. Votes: 0

The benefits of feminism have been unequally distributed, because the move toward gender equality and gender neutrality has been countered to a large extent by the increase in economic inequality. Votes: 0

The fact is that it was bourgeois white feminism that I was reacting against when I stood in my first women's studies classes and said, "Black women have always worked." Votes: 0

I don't think feminism, as I understand the definition, implies the rejection of maternal values, nurturing children, caring about the men in your life. That is just nonsense to me. Votes: 0

I am a feminist, but I'm not an extremist. I know what feminism is, but I'm not all women empowerment, marching in the streets. I'm not a die-hard girl's girl. Votes: 0

I am trying to make art that relates to the deepest and most mythic concerns of human kind and I believe that, at this moment of history, feminism is humanism. Votes: 0

The US bombed them back to traditional values – feminism does not exist in Japan. While I don’t like judging an entire culture…that does not excuse them. Votes: 0

I feel sad that we have allowed these knee-jerk feminists who want to act like it's a struggle against men...but again that's the least politically developed strand of feminism. Votes: 0

Karla Jay's intimate account of life in the early years of feminism and gay liberation is as irresistible as a novel, but as credible, humorous, and unexpected as real life. Votes: 0

For women in, say, Alabama, 'feminism' is a dirty word. They would never march in the streets. But although they don't think of themselves as the beneficiaries of feminism, they are. Votes: 0

If you propose there is a feminism problem in Korea, somebody would point out that you are bringing up antiquated issues. No one acknowledges that discrimination against women is still widespread. Votes: 0

It seems Korean women are enjoying a passive and fragile status, intoxicated by appearance. Not only feminism, but any serious discourse ends up being swept away by popular culture in Korea. Votes: 0

And the first commandment of feminism is: I am woman; thou shalt not tolerate strange gods who assert that women have capabilities or often choose roles that are different from men's. Votes: 0

For whatever reason, various outlets and individuals are committed to making the world think that young girls don't talk or care about feminism anymore, that it's totally over. But it's not. Votes: 0

Women have to do all of the catching up. So we are disengaged and overburdened. Sounds like it is time we ditch the complacent fluoride-in-the-tap-water feminism and get reenergized and reinspired. Votes: 0

The benefits of feminism for someone like my husband are fantastic. He can stay at home with the kids, he can take them to a park, he does the school run. Votes: 0

Second Wave feminism started with consciousness-raising groups, which sounds "big" but it's really just house parties. Women getting together and saying, "You feel this way?! Me too!" Hanging out is consciousness-raising. Votes: 0

There's many women now who think, 'Surely we don't need feminism anymore, we're all liberated and society's accepting us as we are'. Which is just hogwash. It's not true at all. Votes: 0

That is why I have called feminism nihilism. It says that being a woman is nothing definite and that the duty of women is to advance that nothingness as a cause. Votes: 0

As a feminist you feel you have to be actively doing things 
to relieve women's plight. Actually, feminism is just thinking 
we should have the same rights as men Votes: 0

It's not enough just to be a mother. It's not only the social pressure on mothers by certain kinds of feminism and other sources. There is also economic pressure on them. Votes: 0

[T]he presence of feminism in our lives is taken for granted. For our generation, feminism is like fluoride. We scarcely notice we have it - it's simply in the water. Votes: 0

I hate dogma in any form. I hated it in the Catholic Church and Girl Scout troops of the 1950s, and I hate in in gay activism and established feminism today. Votes: 0

I've been thinking a lot about Lady Gaga and what she means for feminism. I think - I find her completely fascinating, and I really like what she has to say. Votes: 0

You have to take the basics of feminism and the kind of outline of it and do what you do with it. You have to make things work for your own life. Votes: 0

To recommend that women become identical to men, would be simple reversal, and would defeat the whole point of androgyny, and for that matter, feminism: in both, the whole point is choice. Votes: 0

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 patriarchal world when feminism is a bad word? Votes: 0

Has feminism made us all more conscious? I think it has. Feminist critiques of anthropological masculine bias have been quite important, and they have increased my sensitivity to that kind of issue Votes: 0

It is really funny how even cool chicks are sort of like, 'Our moms covered that feminism thing and now we're living in a post-that world,' when that just isn't true. Votes: 0

To recommend that women become identical to men, would be simple reversal, and would defeat the whole point of androgyny, and for that matter, feminism: in both, the whole point is choice. Votes: 0

Sexual harassment law is very important. But I think it would be a mistake if the sexual harassment law movement is the only way in which feminism is known in the media. Votes: 0

Minerva save us from the cloying syrup of coercive compassion! What feminism does not need, it seems to me, is an endless recycling of Doris Day Fifties clichés about noble womanhood. Votes: 0

What feminism did was make clear for me how much I longed for clarity. I got married twice, each time in a fog. I had so many complicated feelings I couldn't understand. Votes: 0

Women do not have to embrace principles of imperialism, corporatism and militarism in order to be a feminist. There is another feminist choice, which is consistent with the broader principles of feminism. Votes: 0

When feminism does not explicitly oppose racism, and when antiracism does not incorporate opposition to patriarchy, race and gender politics often end up being antagonistic to each other and both interests lose. Votes: 0

My generation was not only maligned in book reviews and attacked in graduate school but we lived to see our adored and adorable daughters wonder why feminism had become a dirty word. Votes: 0

The idea of equality is still how I define feminism. I think it's a broad definition that encompasses the variety of experiences women and men have with the word and the movement. Votes: 0

Women are not in control of their bodies; nature is. Ancient mythology, with its sinister archetypes of vampire and Gorgon, is more accurate than feminism about the power and terror of female sexuality. Votes: 0

I would suggest that a feminism which does not also seek to alter the exploitation of poorer women is not feminism at all, but is simply a varient for of upper-class politics & self-privileging. Votes: 0

Misogyny is ingrained in people from the time they are born. So to me, feminism is probably the most important movement that you could embrace, because it's just basically another word for equality. Votes: 0

All my friends were girls. Then my mom's strident feminism for years where men were thought of as the enemy, I just didn't know what the right way to be a man was. Votes: 0

In insisting, for political purposes, on a sharp division between gay and straight, gay activism, like much of feminism, has become as rigid and repressive as the old order it sought to replace. Votes: 0

Maybe it`s a great blow for feminism that we now have men mocking one another about their makeup. I mean, let`s - can we enjoy that? That`s kind of great. Votes: 0

I think talking is as casual as blogging, and sometimes writing can be as casual as talking. My informal writing style is a political choice, because I want feminism to be more accessible. Votes: 0

The purpose of feminism is to free the uniqueness of the individual and to understand that inside each of us is a unique human being who is a combination of heredity and environment. Votes: 0

Though it's safe to say there are a whole lotta American gals who agree with the core ideals of feminism, they are somehow nevertheless watching 'Say Yes to the Dress' by the millions. Votes: 0

I came from this very traditional background and I benefited hugely from feminism. I felt privileged going to university and doing a PhD. Most people of my background don't get to do that. Votes: 0

Some of the biggest advocates for feminism seem to believe that in order to feel powerful you have to make another woman subservient, and that is not what feminism is about at all. Votes: 0

We think that maybe feminism isn't appropriate anymore, since Western women have really made enormous strides. But check out the rest of the world if you'd like to not be able to sleep tonight. Votes: 0

American feminism's nose dive began when Kate Millet, that imploding beanbag of poisonous self-pity, declared Freud a sexist. Trying to build a sex theory without studying Freud, women have made nothing but mud pies. Votes: 0

Through the 1990s, 'Reason' was a voice of 'dissident feminism,' upholding the equal dignity of both sexes and supporting the rights of individuals against a government that had gone mad over sexual harassment. Votes: 0

I would love for everyone to be a feminist, but I have to respect people's choices. If you don't want to be a feminist and don't want to claim feminism, that's entirely your right. Votes: 0

for me, the beauty of feminism is that it is a social and political movement that has redefined the power and obligation of the self: self-possession and self-regulation as a tool for social reform. Votes: 0

I think that the early feminism at least overlooked the fact that partnership and children can provide happiness. It isn't the only way but for very many people it is the most important way. Votes: 0

I'm a feminist; I grew up with feminism, but I also think there's a way in which we need to shake things up so that we can push it further and in other directions. Votes: 0

When women turn on women, and take cheap shots at their decisions purely to score political points it serves as proof that feminism, as a movement, is dead and no longer relevant or credible. Votes: 0

For the record, feminism by definition is: 'The belief that men and women should have equal rights and opportunities. It is the theory of the political, economic and social equality of the sexes.' Votes: 0

Feminist humor raises consciousness. And the reason it's funny is because it stands something on its head. Goodness knows you've got to have a sense of humor if you do feminism full-time, I tell you. Votes: 0

I think feminism means what it has always meant - women want to use all their gifts, all their talents and be judged impartially for them. I don't think feminism has ever meant anything else. Votes: 0

Being a housewife is an illegitimate profession... The choice to serve and be protected and plan towards being a family-maker is a choice that shouldn't be. The heart of radical feminism is to change that Votes: 0

What I've heard from younger women and women my age is that the albums changed their lives or it was the first time they had heard feminism that they could relate to. So that's great. Votes: 0

The Myth of Male Power dealt much more with the political issues, the legal issues, sexual harassment, date rape, women who kill, and those issues were very much more interfaced with the agendas of feminism. Votes: 0

From Mozambique to Chad, South Africa and Liberia, Sierra Leone to Burkina Faso, feminism is the buzzword for a generation of women determined to change the course of the future for themselves and their families. Votes: 0

The enemy of feminism isn't men. It's patriarchy, and patriarchy is not men. It is a system, and women can support the system of patriarchy just as men can support the fight for gender equality. Votes: 0

I support anything that broadens the message of gender equality and tempers the stigma of the feminist label. We run into trouble, though, when we celebrate celebrity feminism while avoiding the actual work of feminism. Votes: 0

I'm not a goddess, for crying out loud. I'm a regular person who took feminism - which I have a deep connection to - and mixed it with music, which I really love to do. Votes: 0