Quotes About Gender

Ce n'est pas à lui qu'elle se soumet, c'est à une loi indiscutable, universelle, celle d'une sauvagerie masculine qu'un jour ou l'autre il lui aurait bien fallu subir. Que cette loi soit brutale et sale, c'est ainsi.

Det er ikke lenger meg, og heller ikke Annie D, som står i sentrum. Det som finner sted i korridoren i feriekolonien, forandrer seg til en situasjon dypt forankret i uminnelige tider og kjent overalt på jorden. Hver dag og alle steder i hele verden finnes det menn som står i en sirkel rundt en kvinne, rede til å kaste stein på henne.

Dans une époque où la distinction entre les deux importait extrêmement et conditionnait l'attitude des garçons à l'égard des filles, il se montrait avant tout pragmatique, assuré en outre de ne pas me mettre enceinte puisque je l'étais déjà.

Après le rasage, mon oncle a tiré le corps, l'a tenu levé pour qu'on lui enlève la chemise qu'il portait ces derniers jours et la remplacer par une propre. La tête retombait en avant, sur la poitrine nue couverte de marbrures. Pour la première fois de ma vie, j'ai vu le sexe de mon père. Ma mère l'a dissimulé rapidement avec les pans de la chemise propre, en riant un peu : « Cache ta misère, mon pauvre homme.

Il n'a pas répondu et, sans me regarder, il s'est lancé dans la diatribe habituelle contre les hommes qui abandonnent les filles après avoir pris leur plaisir.

Girls who abort and unwed mothers from working-class Rouen were handed the same treatment.

Everywhere on earth, with every day that dawns, a woman stands surrounded by men ready to throw stones at her.

Once a guy has taken out his dick, you think he is going to do it every time.

Es posible que un relato como este provoque irritación o repulsión, o que sea tachado de mal gusto. El hecho de haber vivido algo, sea lo que sea, otorga el derecho imprescriptible de escribir sobre ello. No existe una verdad inferior. Y si no cuento esta experiencia hasta el final, contribuiré a oscurecer la realidad de las mujeres y me pondré del lado de la dominación masculina del mundo.)

Ella no se somete a él, sino a una ley indiscutible, universal, la de la brutalidad masculina que, de todas todas, tarde o temprano, le habría tocado sufrir. Que la ley en cuestión sea feroz y sucia, es así y no hay vuelta de hoja.

Como toda lengua, esa también jerarquizaba, estigmatizaba, a los vagos, a las mujeres casquivanas, a los «sátiros» y los malvados, a los niños malcriados, alababa a las

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

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.

One recent study, conducted in a British government agency that switched from enclosed offices to an open-plan workspace, found that the heightened imperative to engage in self-presentation in such settings fell most heavily on women, for whom appearance is considered especially important.) When people are relieved of the cognitive load imposed by their environment, they immediately become more creative, neuroscientist Moshe Bar has found.

As we become spiritually enlightened and technologically advanced, the role of sex and gender can only diminish. Sex will be a thing of dark ages

Women fall in love on the date, and men fall in love after the date.

Why is it so hard for women to find men that are sensitive, caring, and good-looking? Because those men already have boyfriends.

When men hold the greater majority of all professional positions of power, it is impossible for a woman to advance her career without the support of men.

No woman has ever professionally, to my knowledge, fought a man in a professionally commissioned, sanctioned fight. And it's not going to happen. I mean, I'd be amazed if that ever happened. It's not gonna happen.

What's quote-unquote a 'good' lawyer, doctor, or whatever the profession is. And if you're a male who grew up professionally in a male-dominated profession, then your image of what a good lawyer is a male image.

It's hard for people who come from traditional homes to take women seriously. I do it myself. We're just not used to seeing women professionals. Women have to go out of their way to prove themselves.

We want to be treated as professionals and like the male footballers.

There's a view in Russian society that there are 'male professions' and 'female professions.' The women should be looking after the home and children. It makes me sad. But the only thing you can do is fight it.

Many women are the lower-earning partner in a married couple, thanks in part to forces that relegate women to less remunerative professions and pay them less for the same work.