“I claim that every woman in this century and in our culture sphere who has ventured into male-dominated institutions - 'literature' and 'aesthetics' are such institutions - must have experienced the desire for self-destruction.” SelfDesireCultureLiteratureCenturyDestructionClaimsInstitutionsMalesSexismSpheresAestheticsSelf Destruction Author:Christa Wolf
“Economically, legally, and politically powerless throughout much of western history, women have been linked to nature and the unknowable through metaphors of the body while the masculine has signified culture and mental activity.” Has BeensArtBodyCultureActivityWesternMetaphorSexismLinkedPowerlessMasculine Author:Whitney Chadwick
“Girls have long been evaluated on the basis of appearance and caught in myriad double binds: achieve, but not too much, be polite,but be yourself, be feminine and adult; be aware of our cultural heritage, but don't comment on the sexism. . . . Girls are trained to be less than who they really are. They are trained to be what the culture wants of its young women, not what they themselves want to become.” WantLongYoungCultureGirlToo MuchAchieveAdultsBasesCaughtAppearanceBeing YourselfFeminineSexismCommentHeritageYoung WomenPoliteCultural Heritage Author:Mary Pipher