“Everyone wanted me to talk about how I felt about it, but I want to fight for people outside our industry, so to come out and look ungrateful about what I’m paid as an actress just didn’t feel right.”— Amy Adams, harpersbazaar.com
“Say thank you. Say thank you to the women who gave you a voice. Say thank you to the women who were arrested and imprisoned and beaten and gassed for you to have a voice. Say thank you to the women who refused to back down, to the women who fought tirelessly to give you a voice.”— Dina Leygerman, medium.com
“Certain doors of perception are more open to women, but it doesn’t mean that men can’t see what women are pointing out, if only they’d settle down, listen, and look.”— Michelle Dean, buzzfeed.com
“Dudes: If you consider yourself a feminist and an ally and if your heart goes out to all the women who have been abused in the workplace but don’t know what to do, be a pal and tell three women you work closely with how much you make.”— Mary H.K. Choi, twitter.com
“If every time a man comes onto a woman it is defined as assault or misconduct, then women are rendered perpetual victims, with no power or agency to define or defend themselves.”— Aisha Tyler, twitter.com
“In 2000, there were 11 female billionaires on the planet, according to Forbes; by 2016, there were 190.”— Robert Frank, nytimes.com
“Women want the triple win — money, meaning and mobility...they want the big dollars. But they also want to do something that adds value. And they want freedom and flexibility.”— Julia Pimsleur, nytimes.com
“Of the nearly 27,000 women in the world worth $30 million or more, a third are self-made.”— Robert Frank, nytimes.com
“That a female trailblazer in music, business and popular culture wasn’t up on the feminist conversation du jour reveals where Parton came from: a place where a woman’s strength and independence is more about walk than talk.”— Sarah Smarsh, theguardian.com
“For these women, the fight to merely survive is a declaration of equality that could be called “feminist”. But here’s the thing: in my experience, right or wrong, they don’t give a shit what you call it.”— Sarah Smarsh, theguardian.com