Male Allies Quotes

Gender equality has long been at the forefront of my mind, and I think the Me Too movement has elevated many men's consciousness, my own included, about how to be better allies.

I've always found men to be incredible allies, particularly with their perspective.

The people who could do most to improve the situation of so many women and children are in fact, men.

It's not enough for women to speak out on the issue - for the message to be strong and consistent, women's voices must be backed up by men's.

We need to turn bystanders and enablers into allies. Ninety-eight percent of United States corporations right now have sexual harassment training policies. Seventy percent have prevention programs. But still, overwhelmingly, bystanders and witnesses don't come forward. In 2016, the Harvard Business Review called it the "bystander effect." And yet -- remember 9/11. Millions of times we've heard, "If you see something, say something." Imagine how impactful that would be if we carried that through to bystanders in the workplace regarding sexual harassment -- to recognize and interrupt these incidences; to confront the perpetrators to their face; to help and protect the victims. This is my shout-out to men: we need you in this fight. And to women, too -- enablers to allies.

One of the biggest problems with the modern feminist movement is its failure to bring men along with us.

Feminism isn't just for women. It's for men.

The fact that I stick up for women doesn't mean that I think all men are rapists. But that's lost somewhere in translation. Obviously I don't think that. I married one! I gave birth to two of them.

I call on men and boys everywhere to join us. Violence against women and girls will not be eradicated until all of us - men and boys - refuse to tolerate it.

For women to achieve equal representation in leadership roles, it's important that they have the backing of men as well as women.

Women of this planet need some essential resources: wells, seeds and roads. That is primarily all we have ever needed. Added to that, women need righteous and strong men who will help us to use our most cherished gifts: the ability to multitask and problem solve.

Women in Hollywood have no male allies. There are some who pretend to be on our side, but yeah, not really. They may say the right thing because, after all, they're liberals, and that's a public image they'd like to keep up.

My husband is a feminist!

Just having the support from the male players is important as the women's game moves forward.

In the fight for women's rights, the support of men remains crucial.

The word feminism needs to be taken back. It needs to be reclaimed in a way that is inclusive of men.

To end the pervasive culture of sexual harassment, it can no longer be the norm that men look the other way. It only ends when men actively participate in ending it.

Feminism has been so co-opted, but the fact is, feminism benefits men as well.

We want to try to galvanize as many men and boys as possible to be advocates for change.

Saudi men have sisters, mothers, and wives, and in my working experience, I have had tremendous support from Saudi men. I really don't think that Saudi women are oppressed or abused.

If we think that our daughters ought to be in Congress next to our sons, we'd better let our sons know that now, so that they get prepared to have women as colleagues.

Men can be feminists.

Historically, men have a hard time getting onboard with feminism, but I think that's changing.

A lot of people who have come up to me at restaurants - men - and have said, 'I want to shake your hand, because I have daughters'.

There are more and more women writing. And there are more and more good male writers who are writing and who learned and decided it's worth writing for women.