“Thanks to feminism, women can now acquire status in two ways: through marriage or their own achievements. Cure cancer or marry the man who does, either way society will applaud. Unless he marries into the British royal family, it doesn't work that way for men. Wives shed no glory on their husbands. Having tea with Nancy Reagan is an honor; having tea with Denis Thatcher is a joke.” MenWayDoeTwoWifeFeminismHe ManHonorHusbandAchievementGloryJokesCancerBritishCuresThanksTeaAcquireShedRoyalTwo WaysNancyRoyal Family Author:Katha Pollitt
“Whether you look at Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, or Buddhism, wherever a distinction of sex is made, it is to the advantage of men. If you think of religions as if they were novels, the authors are men, and so are the major characters.” IfsThinkingMenLooksMadeCharacterSexChristianityNovelBuddhismMajorsAdvantageIslamMade ItDistinctionHinduismJudaism Author:Katha Pollitt
“While woman sheds the Blood of Life each moon at menstruation, man can only shed the blood of death through warfare and killing.” MenBloodMoonKillingShedWarfareMenstruation Author:Katha Pollitt
“Young women need to know that abortion rights and abortion access are not presents bestowed or retracted by powerful men (or women) - Presidents, Supreme Court justices, legislators, lobbyists - but freedoms won, as freedom always is, by people struggling on their own behalf.” PeopleKnowsMenNeedsYoungChoicesPresidentJusticePowerfulStruggleRightsCourtAccessSupremeAbortionYoung WomenSupreme CourtBehalfLegislatorsLobbyistsAbortion RightsPowerful ManSupreme Court JusticeCourt JusticePro Choice Abortion Book:Subject to Debate: Sense and Dissents on Women, Politics, and Culture Source: Subject to Debate: Sense and Dissents on Women, Politics, and Culture
“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.” MenHumansPersonsJusticeAnswersFeminismFeministAccessRangeBroadsFairnessHuman ExperienceIdentical Author:Katha Pollitt
