There is a naive belief that injustice only had to be pointed out in order to be cured.
GLORIA STEINEMWomen can be vivacious. We are allowed more varieties of facial expression and gestures. Men must be rocklike.
More Gloria Steinem Quotes
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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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If you really want to be lonely, get married.
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[on sexual politics] The Golden Rule works for men as written, but for women it should go the other way around. We need to do unto ourselves as we do unto others.
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What would happen if even one generation were raised with respect and without violence?
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Women can be vivacious. We are allowed more varieties of facial expression and gestures. Men must be rocklike.
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Women have two choices: Either she’s a feminist or a masochist.
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Empathy is the most radical of human emotions.
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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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Whenever one person stands up and says, “Wait a minute, this is wrong,” it helps other people do the same.
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I don’t like writing. I like having written.
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So why is the sex barrier not taken as seriously as the racial one?
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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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Women may be the one group that grows more radical with age.
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Each others’ lives are our best textbooks.
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Power can be taken, but not given. The process of the taking is empowerment in itself.
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