Housewives are dependent creatures who are still children…parasites.
GLORIA STEINEMWhat would happen if even one generation were raised with respect and without violence?
More Gloria Steinem Quotes
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A lot of my generation are living out the un-lived lives of our mothers.
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In every century, there are a handful of writers who help the human race to evolve. Andrea is one of them.
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Marriage works best for men than women. The two happiest groups are married men and unmarried women.
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Clinging to the past is the problem. Embracing change is the answer.
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Life after 50 or 60 is itself another country, as different as adolescence is from childhood, or as adulthood is from adolescence – and just as adventurous.
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So whatever you want to do, just do it… Making a damn fool of yourself is absolutely essential.
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The first problem for all of us, men and women, is not to learn, but to unlearn.
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If men menstruated, they would brag about how much and for how long.
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Writing keeps me from believing everything I read.
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Women tend to be conservative in youth and get more radical as they get older because they lose power with age. So, if a young woman is not a feminist, I say, just wait.
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Women must have seats at the table because peace is too crucial to be left only to the politicians or only to the male half of our world.
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So why is the sex barrier not taken as seriously as the racial one?
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The authority of any governing institution must stop at its citizen’s skin.
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There are many ways of supporting gender equality, from something as simple as paid sick leave and flexible work hours to attributing an economic value to all care-giving, and making that amount tax deductible.
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Women have two choices: Either she’s a feminist or a masochist.
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