“We believe that without respecting women’s rights, society cannot function properly and build a better life for everyone in every way. Women are not only half of the society, they are the essence of being and living as human being. Without their energy, no aspect of society can go forward”— Shervin Mazlum, clarionproject.org
“When you only conceive of women’s humanity in relation to the men in their lives, that becomes the only way to explain the horror of sexual assault. What if it were your daughter? What if it were your granddaughter? In these men’s estimations, women are only people when they are connected in some wa…”— Emily Peck, huffingtonpost.com
“Women are only worthy of basic respect in relation to men. If a man is killed or murdered, it’s much harder to find similar quotes from politicians talking about their sons and fathers and grandsons. That’s because men see each other as humans. And a lot of men still don’t view girls or women that w…”— Emily Peck, huffingtonpost.com
“You don’t need to be the parent of a daughter or the grandfather of a little girl or the husband to a wife to understand that bragging about ― and committing ― sexual assault is vile.”— Emily Peck, huffingtonpost.com
“Here I am, as a female writer, who lives in this world as a woman, who lives in a world that does not pay her the same as males, who lives in a world where I am statistically not safe from predatory behavior, I am trying to represent other women. I do not need a male to do so.”— Bianca Sparacino, thoughtcatalog.com
“Have some fire. Be unstoppable. Be a force of nature. Be better than anyone here, and don’t give a damn what anyone thinks.”— Cristina Yang, imdb.com
“look. i don’t think my stretch marks are beautiful. i don’t think they’re tiger stripes or natural tattoos. i don’t think my acne is beautiful. i don’t think the bags under my eyes are beautiful. i just think they’re human. and i don’t think i have to be beautiful all of the time in order to be acce…”— fairycosmos, fairycosmos.tumblr.com
“When a woman tells the truth she is creating the possibility for more truth around her.”— Adrienne Rich, amazon.com
“We need women who are so strong they can be gentle, so educated they can be humble, so fierce they can be compassionate, so passionate they can be rational, and so disciplined they can be free.”— Kavita Ramdas, mtholyoke.edu
“Beheaded goddesses, daughters of patriarchy, have a choice: give up or fight.”— Selma Nemer, amazon.com
“A ‘good girl’ as I have seen it defined: goes to church, marries ‘right,’ dresses modestly, never raises her voice, always smiles, is always friendly and approachable, never curses, doesn’t drink or only drinks the appropriate amount of alcohol, does not gossip, does not stir the pot, and is emotion…”— Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodriguez, zine.philaprint.com