Simone de Beauvoir Quotes

I am not here for women only, but also for women.

As feminists, we have to become more tolerant of each other's differences because we are essentially working towards the same goal.

If we want to create change, we all have to be feminists - men, women, everyone needs to acknowledge that. Sometimes I have more in common with the man than I do the woman in the room.

The feminist movement is way bigger than the word. I don't police people on what they call themselves, but equality and a general sense of togetherness are really important to me.

I believe in gender equality.

I believe in gender equality and I love that I can represent strong modern-day women.

... being a feminist means that you believe in civil rights and social justice.

I believe there is complete equality between men and women.

I am much more open about categories of gender, and my feminism has been about women's safety from violence, increased literacy, decreased poverty and more equality.

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.

I think that all women, unless they are absolutely asleep, must be feminists up to a point.

Feminism is a word that I identify with. The term has become synonymous with vitriolic man-hating but it needs to come back to a place where both men and women can embrace it. It is particularly important for women in developing countries.

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 try my hardest to push the point that I am a feminist.

The pure connecting factor is that those of us who describe ourselves as feminists want equal rights for all people.

To be a feminist is to be alive.

I'm suspicious of any man or woman who approaches their own liberation with any kind of gender bias.

I was raised by a hardcore feminist.

My nature is feminist. How could you not be a feminist and be alive? The world is full of brilliant, interesting women.

How can you not be a feminist if you have a brain in your head? If you're not a feminist, then you're a problem.

Feminism needs a political program because gender inequality has been fostered by political decisions.

I believe that the female perspective is a very healing and circumspect one, and we have a right to equal voice.