Friday Quote: Betty Friedan
Men weren't really the enemy - They are fellow victims suffering from an outmoded masculine mystique that made them feel unnecessarily inadequate when there were no bears to kill'. Betty…
Men weren't really the enemy - They are fellow victims suffering from an outmoded masculine mystique that made them feel unnecessarily inadequate when there were no bears to kill'. Betty…
'Hope just means another world might be possible; not promised, not quarantined. Hope calls for action; action is impossible without hope'. Anne Anitow
'We simply can no longer afford to deny the full potential of one half of the population. The world needs to tap into the talent and wisdom of women. Whether…
The most disappointing feature of working for a cause is that so few people have a philosophy of life. We used to say, in the suffrage movement, that we could…
Though I am grateful for the blessings of wealth, it hasn't changed who I am. My feet are still on the ground. I'm just wearing better shoes. Oprah Winfrey
It is not heroin or cocaine that makes one an addict, it is the need to escape from a harsh reality. There are more television addicts, more baseball and football…
'A woman's place is in the ballot'. Lina Abou-Habib
“It is easier to live through someone else than to complete yourself. The freedom to lead and plan your own life is frightening if you have never faced it before.…
People assumed that feminism was a hit against heterosexual sex; But for a lot of us, it was exactly the opposite, especially for heterosexual women like me. Feeling powerful, feeling…
My message to women is: Women: We can do it. We are capable of doing almost anything, But we must learn we cannot do it all at once, we need…
'The indiviaula woman is reuired, A thousand times a day to chose either to accept her appointed role and thereby rescue her good disposition out of the wreckage of her…
This is a call to arms. A call to be gentle, to be forgiving, to be generous with yourself. The next time you look into the mirror, try to let…
At present, our country needs women's idealism and determination, perhaps more in politics than anywhere else'. Shirley Chisolm
'Only through political participation will women be able to actually disrupt patriarchy'. Lina Abou-Habib
A woman is handicapped by her sex, And handicaps society, either by slavishly copying the pattern of man's advance in the professions, Or by refusing to compete with man at…
"Woman" is my slave name; Feminism will give me freedom to seek some other identity altogether. Ann Snitow
“Gender equality will only be reached if we are able to empower women.” – Michelle Bachelet
'It is important for people to be able to read all sides of every question, For the feeling of national unity does not come from one-sided or inadequate information; But…
It is confidence in our bodies, minds and spirits that allows us to keep looking for new adventures, new directions to grow in, and new lessons to learn, – which…
That's what's wrong with the country. There are too many 'good soldiers' accepting too many bad decisions. Shirley Chisolm