Stephanie Coontz Quotes

We need a feminist movement in which the facts of the case trump the identities of the parties involved.

To me, a feminist belongs in the same category as a humanist or an advocate for human rights. I don't see why someone who's a feminist should be thought of differently.

I don't mind the term 'feminist.'

I'm proud to be a feminist because making sure that everyone understands we all have a role in fighting for equality is the only way to move forward.

It can't be articulated enough, that feminism means the desire to have equality between men and women. I believe that, and I act on those beliefs by going to marches and making a difference where I can.

There is no question I consider myself a feminist, but I also think the term 'feminist' has become a topical thing to say without backing it up with any real action.

the point of feminism ... is to win women a wider range of experience. Feminism remains a pretty simple concept, despite repeated - and enormously effective - efforts to dress it up in greasepaint and turn its proponents into gargoyles.

Feminism and issues surrounding being female in the world, always, but particularly right now at this complicated cultural moment. It's a huge part of what's important to me.

Feminism is a movement to end sexism, sexist exploitation, and oppression.

I wanted to speak strongly about feminism in my life, since it's been a struggle.

The goals of the feminist movement have not been achieved, and those who claim we're living in a post-feminist era are either sadly mistaken or tired of thinking about the whole subject.

There are so many things that we have to be very concerned about. But I always come back to feminism. People look at me sideways now and are like, "With everything going on, the destruction of the environment, these endless wars, this capitalism that has a stranglehold on our culture and our world and you're talking about feminism still?"

Feminism is definitely a part of everything I do.

In truth, I don't care about making feminism more accessible to anyone.

'Feminism' is such an incredibly awkward word for us these days, isn't it? Not to be feminist would be bizarre, wouldn't it?

If we're for one another, we're feminists. The rest is semantics.

I've thought about what is an alternative word to feminism. There isn't one. It's a perfectly good word. And it can't be changed.

You can't be a woman and not be a feminist, I don't think. If you care about the world and the world you exist in and your rights.

If we value what we've inherited for free - from other women - surely it's right morally and ethically for us to wake up and say, 'I'm a feminist. '

I'm a feminist in the true sense of the word. It's about equality.

The feminists who are aware of the effects of patriarchy realize that we are all in the same boat from the dangers of patriarchy, and that the oppression of women is universal.

I deplore the shying away that can go on, within women, from the term 'feminist.' I am, absolutely, all about being a feminist.

I consider myself a feminist living in a post-feminist era.

Why are we not valuing the word 'feminism' when there is so much work to be done in terms of empowerment and emancipation of women everywhere?

If women really want equality, we have to wipe the slate clean. It no longer matters in the largest sense what men did to us for the last 200 or 300 years.