“Not a shred of evidence supports the existence of matriarchy anywhere in the world at any time... The matriarchy hypothesis, revived by American feminism, continues to flourish outside the university.” WorldExistenceSupportFeminismEvidenceUniversityHypothesisMatriarchy Book:Sexual Personae: Art and Decadence from Nefertiti to Emily Dickinson Source: Sexual Personae: Art and Decadence from Nefertiti to Emily Dickinson
“American feminists have generally stressed the ways in which men and women should be equal and have therefore tried to put aside differences.... Social feminists [in Europe]believe that men and society at large should provide systematic support to women in recognition of their dual role as mothers and workers.” MenWayShouldBelieveMotherSocialWomenDifferencesRolesSupportFeminismEqualMen And WomenEuropeWorkersFeministRecognitionStressedSystematic Author:Sylvia Ann Hewlett
“Young women know that something is off; they know that the world is a messed-up place. They know that the world is a sexist place because they've had experiences in their own life; they see things happening to their friends, to their parents. But because feminism isn't widely accepted, because they don't necessarily have access to feminist thought or to feminist groups, they don't necessarily have a language to put behind the feelings and the thoughts that they're having. And they certainly don't have a support system to let them know like, hey, that's okay; you're right, that is screwed up.” WorldFeelingsLanguageParentSupportFeminismOkayFeministAcceptedThings HappenYoung WomenSexist Author:Jessica Valenti
“I think that it's incredibly important that we're actually paying attention to the feminism that's going on on the ground in different countries and see what we can do to support the work that's already going on, as opposed to kind of assuming that we know best for women in other areas.” ThinkingKindImportantDifferentCountryAttentionSupportFeminismAssumingPay Attention Author:Jessica Valenti
“We all fight over what the label 'feminism' means but for me it's about empowerment. It's not about being more powerful than men - it's about having equal rights with protection, support, justice. It's about very basic things. It's not a badge like a fashion item.” MenMeanFightingJusticePowerfulSupportRightsFeminismFashionEqualEmpowermentProtectionLabelsItemsEqual RightsBadgesBasic Things Author:Annie Lennox
“The enemy of feminism isn’t men. It’s patriarchy, and patriarchy is not men. It is a system, and women can support the system of patriarchy just as men can support the fight for gender equality.” MenFightingEnemySupportFeminismGenderPatriarchyGender Equality Author:Justine Musk
“Many of my movies have strong female leads- brave, self-sufficient girls that don't think twice about fighting for what they believe with all their heart. They'll need a friend, or a supporter, but never a savior. Any woman is just as capable of being a hero as any man.” PassionSupportFeminismBraveFriendMoviesSelf SufficientStudio Ghibli Author:Hayao Miyazaki