Erica Jong Quotes

Does being a feminist mean that I believe that I'm as good as any man? Yes.

When I was young, I really identified with Little Women by Louisa May Alcott, particularly the character of Jo. The book was written at a time when there weren't as many options for women and girls as there are now. Jo really struggled with that. She wanted to write, to work, to help her family.

New York City has finally hired women to pick up the garbage, which makes sense to me, since, as I've discovered, a good bit of being a woman consists of picking up garbage.

I don't think there is anything a man can do that a woman cannot do.

Women must try to do things as men have tried.

That's the great thing about women is they are multitaskers, and they can do it all.

Women are inferior to none.

I come from a strong woman who believed - and my father believed - that anything a man could do, a woman could do better.

Being a woman is power. Just because we live in a male-dominated world doesn't mean that you're incapable or less than a man.

I do believe that men and women are different, and that should be celebrated, but at the same time, I think there's a lot of things girls can do, and do equally, as well. Whether it's fighting for equal pay or just to be treated with respect, it's something I think is really important.

Male heroes are entitled to particular privileges, and why not the women as well?

Women still can't have it all.

Women and girls can do whatever they want. There is no limit to what we as women can accomplish.

Women can do anything men can do, but often have more sense than even to be interested.

I'm not obsessed with the rights of women; it can be a bit excessive. I want to put men and women on an equal footing. I think we are equal but different.

I grew up in a home where I was literally told from a young age, 'No daughter of mine will ever wash a man's socks,' and I am pleased to say I never have. It was made clear that whatever I wanted to do I should aspire to, regardless of my gender.

People ask me why I'm so hard on men. It's because they've gotten a really easy ride. And it's not that I think women should take over the world. But I do think it should be 50/50.

When I was coming of age, I remembered reading and studying the initial ideas within the feminist movement. There was this idea with my parents' generation that in order to find equality, a woman would need to behave like a man.

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.

Women are sacred.

I'm a child of the Women's Movement. I always believed that I could do anything. That women didn't have to be limited in any way.

I am more feminist than feminists.

I believe I've always been a big believer in equality. No one has ever been able to tell me I couldn't do something because I was a girl.

Woman's at best a contradiction still.

I really am a feminist, though I never used to call myself that.