“There aren't a lot of female story artists, and it's baffling to me. There are a lot of kids in school that are female and I wonder, 'Where did they all go?' People have brought it up, asking me, 'What did you do?' I don't really know. I puttered along, did my thing and gender has really never been an issue.” PeopleKnowsStoriesKidsSchoolArtistWonderIssuesFemaleAskingGender Author:Jennifer Yuh Nelson
“I'll tell you...why Wonder Woman worked. Or Bionic Woman. Or any of those [shows] really. It was because it wasn't about brawn...it was about brains. And yes, she happened to be beautiful, she happened to be kind of extraordinary in some way, but she wasn't a guy. And I think that, [now], they...put out a female hero, and all they are doing is changing the costume from a man to a woman...they're not showcasing any of the tremendous dichotomies than women possess in term of softness and toughness, sweetness and grit, inner and outer strength.” ThinkingMenWayKindShowsRealityBeautifulGuyTermCommunityLeadershipBrainWonderHistoryGenerationsHappenedFashionHuman NatureHeroFemaleStrategyExtraordinaryIndividualityIdeologyBe KindSweetnessCostumesGritToughnessSoftnessDichotomyWonder WomanBionics Author:Lynda Carter
“Beyond the mythology, Wonder Woman gets to play with several dichotomies. It's Amazon culture versus man's world; ancient mythological times versus the contemporary world; and, of course, all the male and female issues.” MenWorldPlayCultureCoursesWonderIssuesFemaleMalesAncientMythologyContemporaryVersusAmazonDichotomyWonder Woman Author:Bruce Timm
“We talked about trying to create an image that would somehow, to an audience, create the sense of awe, wonder and shock that the troops must have felt that their monarch - and a female monarch - went to the frontline of battle and was prepared to lay down her life. This speech is so well known and has been done in virtually every version of the events of Elizabeth's life.” TryingWellsHas BeensDoneFeltKnownWonderAudienceEventsBattleSpeechFemaleLaysPreparedVersionsAweShockTroopsWell KnownMonarchsFrontline Author:Cate Blanchett
“I wonder, would I have transitioned from female to male if I was 30 years younger? Possibly. But if I had been born even 30 years later, because it seems like the technology will only get better, it seems like one might not ever need to settle down at all.” IfsNeedsYearsSeemsMightBornWonderTechnologyFemaleMalesSettlingGet BetterSettling Down Author:Eileen Myles
“On the surface, Wonder Boys seemed like such a departure from L.A. Confidential - it's funny, it's contemporary, and so on - and yet at a certain point, I had a feeling that reminded me how I felt when I was shooting L.A. Confidential. I analyzed it for a while, and thought about how emotionally involved I was with the characters. Then I realized that in both movies, there are three main male characters and one female, and all of them are struggling to figure out what they're doing with their lives, independent of each other.” CharacterFeelingsCertainThreeFeltWonderBoysStruggleFiguresInvolvedFemaleIndependentMalesSurfaceI RealizedContemporaryShootingDepartureConfidential Author:Curtis Hanson
“Boys do not have the language skills of little girls. Boys go to school feeling like idiots. We wonder why fifty-six percent of the enrollment at universities is female. I might consider having same-sex education. Boys from day one are pampered and feel good about themselves and then when they go to school, they feel like idiots. I would have exercise in the morning at eight. They clearly learn better after they open up their brain. Why can't we accommodate the brain and not the school?” FeelingsSchoolGirlLanguageBrainWonderBoysMorningExerciseFemaleFeel GoodIdiot Author:Paul Orfalea
“I think people always have - not just journalists who help their careers, I think all people struggle with this idea that a female pop artist can write all her songs. Even I do it sometimes, you see a really good female pop artist and you're like, 'I wonder if she writes her songs.' That's never really my first initial reaction to a male popstar.” PeopleThinkingWritingSometimesHelpingArtistSongWonderStruggleFemaleJournalistPop Art Author:Ellie Rowsell
“And certainly, the mistakes that we male and female mortals make when we have our own way might fairly raise some wonder that we are so fond of it.” WayMightMistakeWonderFemaleRaisesMalesMortalsHilariousObstinacy Book:Middlemarch Source: Middlemarch
“Most of us, I believe, admire strength. It's something we tend to respect in others, desire for ourselves, and wish for our children. Sometimes, though, I wonder if we confuse strength with other words—like 'aggression' and even 'violence'. Real strength is neither male nor female; but it is, quite simply, one of the finest characteristics that a human being can possess.” IfsBelieveHumansChildrenRealSometimesDesireI BelieveWishHuman BeingsWonderViolenceFemaleOur ChildrenMalesAdmireCharacteristicsAggressionFinestReal Strength Book:The World According to Mister Rogers: Important Things to Remember Source: The World According to Mister Rogers: Important Things to Remember
“No wonder male religious leaders so often say that humans were born in sin—because we were born to female creatures. Only by obeying the rules of the patriarchy can we be reborn through men. No wonder priests and ministers in skirts sprinkle imitation birth fluid over our heads, give us new names, and promise rebirth into everlasting life.” MenGivingHumansNamesBornReligiousSinLeaderWonderBirthPromiseCreaturesFemaleMalesMinistersPriestsImitationPatriarchyEverlastingRebirthFluidSkirtsRebornObeyingReligious LeadersSprinklesEverlasting Life Author:Gloria Steinem
“Lynda Carter played Wonder Woman and was one of the first female superheroes. It gives me more of an encouragement that we can be strong and can do whatever a guy can do.” GivingFirstsGuyStrongCan DoWonderFemaleGive MeEncouragementSuperheroCarterWonder Woman Author:Thuy Trang