“Now you ask a group of young women on the college campus, 'How many of you are feminists?' Very few will raise their hands because young women don't want to be associated with it anymore because they know it means male-bashing, it means being a victim, and it means being bitter and angry.” KnowsWantMeanHandsYoungAsksGroupsCollegeRaisesVictimAngryMalesFeministBitterYoung WomenCampusCollege Campus Author:Christina Hoff Sommers
“I didn't go to high school, I didn't go to college, I didn't have women's studies. All of my feminist ideals and education have been built around art and my friends and community. And so it's still growing.” Has BeensArtStillsSchoolCommunityStudyGrowingCollegeHigh SchoolMy FriendsBuiltIdealsFeminist Author:Kathleen Hanna
“I spend a lot of time on college campuses, and I don't quite understand where the idea comes from that young women are not moving forward. In fact, statistically, if you look at the public opinion polls, young women are much more supportive of feminism and feminist issues than older women are.” IfsLooksIdeasFactsMovingYoungOpinionIssuesFeminismCollegeFeministMoving ForwardYoung WomenSupportivePublic OpinionPollsCampusOlder WomenCollege CampusOpinion Polls Author:Gloria Steinem
“As a feminist, I think you never want to have your characters defined by the relationships that they're in, and it did give her a chance to be a sophomore in college without a boyfriend.” ThinkingWantGivingCharacterChanceCollegeFeministDefinedSophomore Author:Caroline Dries
“I grew up definitely a feminist, but I didn't call myself a feminist until I took my first women's studies class in college.” FirstsClassStudyCollegeGrewGrew UpFeminist Author:Jessica Valenti
“For a lot of women who don't go to college, or for a lot of women who aren't in New York or D.C. or someplace where there's like a large feminist organization they can get involved in, they may be doing feminist work, right, like locally or with a grassroots organization or in their own lives, but if they don't have that support system and if they don't have that availability to feminist language, I think we're missing out on something.” IfsThinkingMayLanguageSupportMissingNew YorkCollegeInvolvedOrganizationFeministGet InvolvedAvailabilityGrassrootsMissing OutSupport Systems Author:Jessica Valenti
“The generation I grew up in was the beginning of "stand up for yourself," whether being a singer-songwriter or a feminist. In my college years, the feminist movement was really coming to fore, so we wouldn't have put up with guys treating us less than equal.” YearsGuyGenerationsMovementCollegeGrewEqualGrew UpFeministSingersSongwritersSinger SongwritersFeminist MovementStand Up For YourselfCollege Years Author:Bonnie Raitt
“I want these to be names that young girls and boys and kids of all genders grow up knowing. It shouldn't just be when you take a feminist class in college, if you happen to do that. I hope this is fun and engaging for folks to watch.” IfsWantHappensKidsYoungGirlNamesFunGrowsClassBoysWatchesGrowing UpKnowingCollegeFolksFeministGenderEngagingBoy And Girl Author:Anita Sarkeesian