“The purpose of feminism is to free the uniqueness of the individual and to understand that inside each of us is a unique human being who is a combination of heredity and environment.” InspirationalHumansPurposeIndividualUnderstandingHuman BeingsEnvironmentFeminismUniqueFeministCombinationUniquenessHeredityHeredity And Environment Author:Gloria Steinem
“Feminism is a way of understanding reality, not just a series of things to do. Feminism challenges our predilection for one right answer, one right God, one size fits all.” WayRealityUnderstandingChallengesAnswersFeminismFitSeriesSizeThings To DoRight AnswersOne Size Fits All Author:Phyllis Chesler
“In order for me to engage in a revolutionary struggle for collective Black self-determination, I have to engage feminism because that becomes the vehicle by which I project myself as a female into the heart of the struggle, but the heart of the struggle does not begin with feminism. It begins with an understanding of domination and with a critique of domination in all its forms.” HeartDoeSelfFormOrderUnderstandingBlackStruggleFeminismProjectsFemaleDeterminationRevolutionaryCollectivesSelf DeterminationVehicleDominationCritique Author:Bell Hooks
“My feminism has evolved way beyond self-empowerment and I see feminism as a path to peace on earth. The fundamental imbalance that is behind all of the other social diseases is patriarchy. I do believe. As men and women, together, I really long to feel my society evolve its understanding since we're one of the leaders in the f-word. I want us to grow our idea of feminism collectively and get both men and women involved in undoing patriarchy. It's huge. It's a huge job.” MenWayWantFeelsBelieveLongIdeasSelfEarthTogetherJobsSocialGrowsUnderstandingBehindsLeaderPathFeminismHugeInvolvedDiseaseMen And WomenEmpowermentFundamentalsEvolvePatriarchyWant UPeace On EarthSelf EmpowermentImbalanceReally LongUndoing Author:Ani DiFranco
“When I talk about feminism and what I think the women's movement needs more of, it's not to detract from anything going on - I think everything going on is fantastic - but there's this missing element. I think we could learn from our detractors a little bit because I feel like they have a plan, a better understanding of things than we necessarily do. You can't change things if you don't understand the other people involved. And if you don't understand yourself, you'll never change.” PeopleThinkingUnderstandingFeminismMissingFantasticNever Change Author:Christina Ricci
“There are some really amazing artists and people behind the scenes who are really effective in championing feminism in the music industry, and I think that's really important for people in the industry and for young girls and guys to see. It should become universal. It's really about the other people understanding that everybody's equal and that women are equally as valid creatives, businesswomen, powerhouses...whatever you want to call them.” PeopleThinkingImportantArtistGuyGirlUnderstandingFeminismSceneEqualMusic IndustryReally Amazing Author:Charli XCX
“It's always been important to me to be very upfront with people about the fact that I do identify as a feminist because it's an opportunity to expose people to and educated them about the movement. Young women don't identify as feminist is because they don't know any feminists and don't have a comprehensive understanding of what it is, I gave them example and an opportunity to ask about it. And once they saw that I wasn't the embodiment of the negative feminist stereotype - that I was a normal teen girl just like them - I think they became more open to learning about what feminism really is.” PeopleThinkingImportantGirlOpportunityUnderstandingFeminismNegativeFeministEducatedYoung WomenStereotype Author:Julie Zeilinger
“I believe that women have a capacity for understanding and compassion which a man structurally does not have, does not have it because he cannot have it. He's just incapable of it.” MenBelieveDoeI BelieveUnderstandingWomenCompassionFeminismCapacityIncapableMisandryMan HatingMan HaterUnderstanding And Compassion Author:Barbara Jordan
“Recently, I wrote that feminism was 'finding a way of being a girl that doesn't hurt' a way for girls and women to re-negotiate our understanding of the world so that we can become a full and equal part of it rather than just a means of decorating it; to move towards a place where the mere act of being a girl isn't used against us as both a threat and an obligation. Through feminism, I have found a peace of sorts from the sense that my femaleness required a constant apology so that I might be given permission to pass through these narrow corridors.” WorldWayMeanMightMovingUsedGirlFoundGivenUnderstandingWomenHurtFeminismEqualFindingsConstantThreatMereObligationApologyPermissionCorridorsDecoratingBeing A Girl Author:Clementine Ford
“Feminism is a belief that although women and men are inherently of equal worth, most societies privilege men as a group. As a result, social movements are necessary to achieve political equality between women and men, with the understanding that gender always intersects with other social hierarchies.” MenPoliticalBeliefSocialUnderstandingResultsGroupsFeminismAchieveMovementEqualMen And WomenPrivilegeGenderHierarchySocial MovementsPolitical EqualitySocial Hierarchy Author:Estelle Freedman
“I'm appalled that the word 'feminism' has been denigrated to a place of almost ridicule and I very passionately believe the word needs to be revalued and reintroduced with power and understanding that this is a global picture. It isn't about us and them.” NeedsBelieveHas BeensUnderstandingFeminismRidicule Author:Annie Lennox
“When someone with the authority of a teacher, say, describes the world and you are not in it, there is a moment of psychic disequilibrium, as if you looked into a mirror and saw nothing. Yet you know you exist and others like you, that this is a game with mirrors. It takes some strength of soul--and not just individual strength, but collective understanding--to resist this void, this nonbeing, into which are thrust, and to stand up, demanding to be seen and heard.” IfsKnowsWorldSoulMomentsGamesIndividualUnderstandingSawsTeacherHeardFeminismLike YouAuthorityMirrorsCollectivesVoidPsychicsThrustIndividual StrengthDisequilibrium Author:Adrienne Rich
“When I grew up, feminism wasn’t something that was really talked about. There’s a really negative stereotype about feminism in the media. That really plays badly for young women understanding the movement. Maybe people don’t want to identify themselves as feminists because of the label. But people need to understand what feminism means and educate themselves before they reject it.” PeopleWantNeedsMeanPlayYoungUnderstandingFeminismMediaMovementGrewGrew UpNegativeFeministLabelsRejectsEducateYoung WomenStereotypeNegative Stereotypes Author:Julie Zeilinger