“We've been growing our readership every month, and we're kind of like, where are they all coming from? This is wonderful! And I think one of the best surprises was that you hear so often that young women don't care about feminism, that young women don't identify as feminists. But really, the majority of our readers are young women. So to see so many young people kind of get involved and really take to Feministing.com was a really exciting thing.” PeopleThinkingKindCareWonderfulFeminismExcitingSurpriseFeministYoung WomenGet Involved Author:Jessica Valenti
“Given the reality of unintended parenthood and parental unhappiness, one would think that women and men who make the decision not to have children - who are deliberate and thoughtful about the choice to bring another person into the world - would be seen as less selfish than those who unthinkingly have children. Yet the stigma remains.” ThinkingMenWorldChildrenPersonsRealityWould BeChoicesGivenDecisionMen And WomenRemainsSelfishThoughtfulUnhappinessParenthoodDeliberateStigmaParental Author:Jessica Valenti
“Be as pissed off as you want to be. Don’t hold back because you think it’s unladylike or some such nonsense. We shouldn’t be shamed out of our anger. We should be using it. Using it to make change in our own lives, and using it to make change in the lives around us. (I know, I’m cheesy.) So the next time someone calls you emotional, or asks if you’re PMSing, call them on their bullshit.” IfsThinkingKnowsWantShouldNextAsksEmotionalNonsenseBullshitNext TimeCheesyPissed Off Book:He's a Stud, She's a Slut, and 49 Other Double Standards Every Woman Should Know Source: He's a Stud, She's a Slut, and 49 Other Double Standards Every Woman Should Know
“Yes, the more successful you are—or the stronger, the more opinionated—the less you will be generally liked. All of a sudden people will think you’re too braggy, too loud, too something. But the trade-off is undoubtedly worth it. Power and authenticity are worth it.” PeopleThinkingCareersSuccessfulStrongerTradeAuthenticityLoudWorth ItOpinionatedTrade Offs Author:Jessica Valenti
“Present-day American society-whether through pop culture, religion, or institutions-conflates sexuality and morality constantly. Idolizing virginity as a stand-in for women’s morality means that nothing else matters-not what we accomplish, not what we think, not what we care about and work for. Just if/how/whom we have sex with. That’s all.” IfsThinkingMeanMatterCareCultureSexMoralityInstitutionsPopsAccomplishSexualityPop CultureVirginityPresent DayAmerican SocietyCulture Religion Book:The Purity Myth: How America's Obsession with Virginity Is Hurting Young Women Source: The Purity Myth: How America's Obsession with Virginity Is Hurting Young Women
“I think that the ideal of parenting can make people unhappy. It's that this lie that they're being told by society that parenting is one thing - and when parenting is something completely different - that's what makes them unhappy.” PeopleThinkingDifferentLyingOne ThingInspireIdealsParentingUnhappy Author:Jessica Valenti
“Wanting to be liked means being a supporting character in your own life, using the cues of the actors around you to determine your next line rather than your own script. It means that your self-worth will always be tied to what someone else thinks about you, forever out of your control.” ThinkingMeanSelfCharacterNextActorsLinesForeverScriptsDetermineSelf WorthTied Author:Jessica Valenti
