“The idea of equality is still how I define feminism. I think it's a broad definition that encompasses the variety of experiences women and men have with the word and the movement.” ThinkingMenStillsIdeasFeminismMovementMen And WomenDefinitionsVarietyBroads Author:Julie Zeilinger
“Self-esteem is the basis for feminism because self-esteem is based on defining yourself and believing in that definition. Self-esteem is regarding yourself as a grown-up.” BelieveSelfFeminismSelf EsteemBasesDefinitionsEsteemDefiningDefine Yourself Author:Susan Faludi
“I always go with the dictionary definition of feminism, which is just social, political and economic equality for women.” PoliticalSocialFeminismEconomicDefinitionsDictionaryWomen EqualityEconomic Equality Author:Jessica Valenti
“To me, there's two definitions of feminism. One is that you believe that women are equal human beings; that's not really a philosophy, it's just obvious. And the other is that you're actually fighting for women: you're promoting women and working towards the betterment of women.” BelieveHumansTwoPhilosophyFightingHuman BeingsFeminismEqualDefinitionsObviousPromotingBetterment Author:Stephen Marche
“I don't think feminism, as I understand the definition, implies the rejection of maternal values, nurturing children, caring about the men in your life. That is just nonsense to me.” ThinkingMenChildrenValuesFeminismDefinitionsCaringRejectionNonsenseNurturing Author:Hillary Clinton
“For the record, feminism by definition is: 'The belief that men and women should have equal rights and opportunities. It is the theory of the political, economic and social equality of the sexes.'” MenShouldPoliticalOpportunityBeliefSocialSexRecordsRightsFeminismEconomicTheoryEqualMen And WomenShould HaveDefinitionsFeministEqual RightsWatsonSocial Equality Author:Emma Watson
“Feminism directly confronts the idea that one person or set of people [has] the right to impose definitions of reality on others.” PeoplePersonsIdeasRealityFeminismDefinitionsFeministWomens RightsThat One Person Author:Liz Stanley
“Bondmaid. It came back to me then, and I realized that the words most often used to define us were words that describe our function in relation to others. Even the most benign words - maiden, wife, mother - told the world whether we were virgins or not. What was the male equivalent of maiden? I could not think of it. What was the male equivalent of Mrs., of whore, of common scold? I looked out the window towards the scriptorium, the place where the definitions of all these words were being bedded down. Which words would define me? Which would be used to judge or contain? I was no maiden, yet I was no man’s wife. And I had no desire to be.” InspiringFeminismDefinitionsWomen EmpowermentFeminist LiteratureWords And Meanings Book:The Dictionary of Lost Words Source: The Dictionary of Lost Words