“Musically, I have more things in common with tons of bands that have no female members.” CommonBandMembersFemale Author:St. Vincent
“What Women's Lib might achieve if their 'consciousness raising' - or in plain English, brainwashing- campaign succeeds is a society whose members have identical roles but are perpetually at war with themselves; a society of males made neurotic by suppressed masculinity, of females made miserable by having masculine roles thrust upon them that contradict their feminine impulses.” IfsMadeWarMightConsciousnessRolesAchieveSucceedMembersFemaleMalesCampaignsMiserableImpulseFeminineMasculinityMasculineIdenticalNeuroticThrustBrainwashingPlain English Author:Arianna Huffington
“You had to be tough to be a female member of Congress.” MembersToughFemaleCongress Book:Ferraro: My Story Source: Ferraro: My Story
“We have it in our heads that women only need to take up a certain amount of space and then we've done right by them. It's the same in every profession. We get a handful of women professors, a few female board members - that looks normal.” NeedsLooksDoneCertainSpaceAmountMembersNormalFemaleProfessionBoardsProfessorsHandfulBoard Members Author:Geena Davis
“President Clinton broke ground Saturday for the World War II memorial in Washington. He'll never have the military's full respect. However, after surviving ten female accusers, he's been made an honorary member of the Tailhook Association.” WorldMadeWarPresidentMilitaryTenMembersFemaleClintonBrokeWar Of The WorldsWorld War IiAssociationWorld War ISaturdaySurvivingMemorialEver AfterPresident ClintonAccusersHonorary Author:Argus Hamilton
“I have not been more robust towards female rather than male assembly members and I do not believe I have been remotely sexist.” BelieveHas BeensMembersFemaleMalesAssemblyRobustSexist Author:Boris Johnson
“I come from a huge family and out of all 34 of my immediate family members, my heavier influences were women. Between my grandmothers, aunts, older female cousins, and of course my mother, I was pretty much predominantly raised by women, as they make up most of my family anyway.” MotherCoursesInfluenceHugeMembersFemaleMy FamilyRaisedGrandmotherMy GrandmotherCousinAuntFamily MembersImmediate Family Author:Aeriel Miranda
“I've written about teenage heroes before, on Marvel's Runaways, and I remember at the time when I pitched it, it was a team that had more female members than males. Even that caused of much discussion about, "Will there be a market for this, and should there at least be equal number of male and females?"” ShouldRememberNumbersWrittenTeamHeroEqualMembersFemaleMalesDiscussionTeenageRunaway Author:Brian K. Vaughan
“Tom [Hentoff] - it started when he was the editor of the paper at Wesleyan and the - members of the staff. This was the first wave of political correctness. The editors of the staff members came and said he must - he must, from now on, stop using `freshmen' and - in-as part of the policy of the paper. It had to be `freshperson.' Therefore, you don't - you're not discriminating against males or females. They were very fervent about that, and he was equally fervent about not politicizing language. So until he left, `freshmen' stayed.” FirstsSaidPoliticalLeftLanguagePolicyMembersPaperFemaleMalesWaveEditorsTomsStaffPolitical CorrectnessCorrectnessFreshmanFerventStaff Members Author:Nat Hentoff
“There used to be a joke that women need a reason to have sex, while men only need a place. Does policy reflect that juvenile mindset? Such a requirement baffles some women in the real world: a female member of the US Commission on Civil Rights told me, 'I am still trying to wrap my mind around the idea of any two intimates in the world agreeing as to "why.'” MenWorldNeedsTryingMindDoeStillsTwoIdeasRealReasonUsedSexRightsPolicyMembersJokesFemaleMindsetCivil RightsUsed To BeReal WorldRequirementsWrapsJuvenile Author:Rush Limbaugh
“The members of the court were just delighted to have a ninth member - male or female. They were all kind and welcoming.” KindMembersFemaleCourtMalesWelcomeAll KindsDelighted Author:Sandra Day O'Connor