Quotes About Feminism

There was never any reason to believe in any innate superiority of the male, except his superior muscle.

Christabel Pankhurst

Woman must not depend upon the protection of man, but must be taught to protect herself.

Let women be provided with living strength of their own.

The basic freedom of the world is woman's freedom.

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.

By nice women . . . you probably mean selfish women who have no more thought for the underprivileged, overworked women than a pussycat in a sunny window for the starving kitten in the street. Now in that sense I am not a nice woman, for I do care.

Boys don't make passes at female smart-asses.

She was not a woman likely to settle for equality when sex gave her an advantage.

Both men refer to Carly Fisher as a girl—a small thing, maybe, but it shows an innate lack of respect for females in the workplace.

Greer recognised that the direction the sexual revolution was taking was not in the interests of women. "Sex must be rescued from the traffic between powerful and powerless, masterful and mastered, sexual and neutral, to become a form of communication between potent, gentle, tender people," she wrote.

Hell yeah, you can pay. This was your idea and I'm not blowing part of my rent money this month just to prove I'm a feminist. I can do that for free by demanding respect and getting it.

Okay, anyone who thought females were the weaker sex had their head fucking wedged.

Meryl and Katharine Hepburn are probably the two greatest actresses of this and the last century.

The two pillars of feminism are narcissism and entitlement.

When you have two people who are the smart girls, then the 'smart' ceases to exist; they're just women who are smart.

Although women do two-thirds of the world's labor, they own less than one percent of the world's assets.

When I was growing up my favorite show was 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show', and I loved all the stuff that Norman Lear did.

A lot of girls think they have to choose between being the smart geeky type or the beautiful bimbo.

All of the men on my staff can type.

I'm really glad we have Jennifer Lawrence and Amy Schumer and all these girls who are embracing all the different body types.

My mom was a big feminist, and when I was growing up, I wasn't allowed to have typical girl toys: she did not let me have dolls. Barbies were banned in our household. She read feminist books to me; my mom was a major feminist.

Militant feminists are pro-choice because it's their ultimate avenue of power over men. And believe me, to them it is a question of power. It is their attempt to impose their will on the rest of society, particularly on men.

I am a feminist, and I define myself: Be yourself, because if you can get away with it, that is the ultimate feminist act.