gloria steinem

“ Feminism has never been about getting a job for one woman. It's about making life more fair for women everywhere. It's not about a piece of the existing pie; there are too many of us for that. It's about baking a new pie. ”

“ I hate to generalize, but in general, both men and women suffer from ageism. Men much less because men gain power as they get older. Women lose power as they get older. Men are seen as gaining experience and being distinguished. Sons look forward to replacing their fathers. ”

“ Writing is always harder than talking. ”

“ Now we know that, say, women can do what men can domost folks would agree with that. But we don't know that men could do what women can do. ”

“ The origins of violence against women by men are not biological. If that were the case, it would exist in every culture. And it doesn't exist in every culture. ”

“ If you believe banning Roe vs Wade will not stop abortions... but banning guns will stop gun violence. You might be a liberal. ”

“ I would write about issues and people I met along the way, but not about the process and the life of being on the road. ”

“ Any woman who chooses to behave like a full human being should be warned that the armies of the status quo will treat her as something of a dirty joke. That's their natural and first weapon. She will need her sisterhood. ”

“ So whatever you want to do, just do it...Making a damn fool of yourself is absolutely essential. ”

“ No young woman needing reproductive freedom has ever murdered a roomful of strangers. ”