“Intensive mothering is the ultimate female Olympics: We are all in powerful competition with each other, in constant danger of being trumped by the mom down the street, or in the magazine we're reading. The competition isn't just over who's a good mother--it's over who's the best. We compete with each other; we compete with ourselves. The best mothers always put their kids' needs before their own, period.” NeedsKidsMotherReadingPowerfulStreetsDangerMomPeriodsFemaleUltimateConstantCompetitionMotherhoodMagazinesOlympicsMotheringGood MotherBest Mother Author:Susan J. Douglas
“When I was growing up, my mom told me every story that was happening to her. Most of the stories that come to me are through a female voice in my head. My stories seem to naturally be about females.” StoriesSeemsVoiceGrowing UpGrowingMomHappeningsFemaleMy MomVoices In My HeadFemale Voice Author:Natalie Portman
“There was a point in my teenage years, when we were starting to play bigger shows and females were running after tour buses and all that, and my mom - and I remember this like it was yesterday - said: 'Look, I want you to know that I couldn't be prouder of you. You are extraordinary. You move people. But it doesn't make you better than them. You still put your pants on the same way as them, one leg at a time every morning.' I thought about learning to jump right into them, just to mess with her. But what she said stuck with me, and I think it's true.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWayWantYearsLooksSaidStillsPlayShowsRunningRememberMovingMorningMomFemaleBiggerExtraordinaryStartingLegsMy MomYesterdayStuckMessBusPantsEvery MorningI Want YouTeenageTeenage Years Author:Justin Timberlake
“It's like my characters, all my men are Dad and me in a mess; all my female characters are smart and hopeful, like Mom just trying to make the best of things.” MenTryingCharacterMomDadSmartFemaleMessHopefulFemale Characters Author:Bret Easton Ellis
“In our male-oriented God phase, it's always about conquering and control of life and death. This power leads to a kind of thinking that is no thinking; it is only sterile and what can overcome. To reach that depth in terms of female divinity is to accept nurture as godly. It's not just something that your mom does for you when something's broken and you need a bandage; it's about something deeper and it is in contradistinction from the endless displays of power.” ThinkingNeedsKindDoeTermAcceptingBrokenMomFemaleOvercomingDepthMalesDeeperEndlessConquerDivinityLife And DeathDisplayPhasesNurtureGodlyYour MomBandages Author:Andre Alexis
“I grew up in a world where authority was female. I never thought to call myself a feminist because of branding. I had this skewed idea of feminist: I thought it meant being a woman who hates men. When I read Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's We Should All Be Feminists, I was like, "Oh, this is what my mom taught me. This is simple. I don't understand why everybody is not this."” MenWorldHateSimpleMomAuthorityFemaleFeministMy MomBrandingHate Me Author:Trevor Noah
“There's no right way to be female or female-identifying. You can love clothes or you cannot love clothes. You can be a stay-at-home mom or you can have a career. You can do both. You can choose to have kids you can choose to not have kids.” KidsMomFemale Author:Amber Benson
“By and large, mothers and housewives are the only workers who do not have regular time off. They are the great vacationless class.” MotherClassMomFemaleWorkersMy MomMotherhoodWomen EmpowermentWomanhoodMothers DayEmpowering WomenBeing A MomHousewifeYour MomBeing A MotherMotheringTime OffHappy Mothers DayBest MotherMother And SonInternational Women's DayYour MumGreat MotherInspirational MothersMother ProverbsMothers Day InspirationalInspirational MotherhoodInternational Women DayWives And MothersGood Happy Mothers DayWomans DayInspiring MotherhoodFunny MotherhoodWomens DayGreat MomHappy Mothers Day TextHappy WomanInspirational MomHousehold ChoresSentimental MotherWonderful MotherHappy Womens DayWonderful WomanRegular Days Author:Anne Morrow Lindbergh
“At the end of the day I have many answers for it. It has to do with my mom, who was an extraordinary woman, and a great feminist. It has to do with the people in my life. It has to do with a lot of different things, but -- I don't know! Because I'm not just writing from the female characters for other people. I have a desire to see them in our culture -- that was not met for most of my childhood. Except occasionally by James Cameron. [From the 2011 San Diego Comic Con, in response to being asked why he writes strong female characters.]” PeopleKnowsWritingDifferentEndsCharacterDesireCultureStrongAnswersChildhoodMomMetsFemaleResponseExtraordinaryFeministMy MomComicThe End Of The DayDifferent ThingsFemale CharactersCameronStrong Female CharactersStrong FemaleSan DiegoComic Con Author:Joss Whedon