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The Catholic Church has never really come to terms with women. What I object to is being treated either as Madonnas or Mary Magdalenes.

Quotes by Shirley Williams

I have to express sympathy from the bottom of my heart to those people who were taken as wartime comfort women. As a human being, I would like to express my sympathies, and also as prime minister of Japan I...

Quotes by Shinzo Abe

On the question of comfort women, when my thought goes to these people, who have been victimized by human trafficking and gone through immeasurable pain and suffering beyond description, my heart aches. And on this point, my thought has not...

Quotes by Shinzo Abe

The condition of women in Islamic societies as a whole is also far from desirable. However, we should acknowledge that there are differences. In certain countries, the conditions are much better and in others much worse.

Quotes by Shirin Ebadi

Women are the victims of this patriarchal culture, but they are also its carriers. Let us keep in mind that every oppressive man was raised in the confines of his mother's home.

Quotes by Shirin Ebadi

I believe and support the feminist movement, but I am not generally interested in considering women's rights in relation to equality with men, or in a competition with men, but rather within their own rights and feminine space.

Quotes by Shirin Neshat

It's hard for a man to live with a successful woman - they seem to resent you so much. Very few men are generous enough to accept success in their women.

Quotes by Shirley Bassey

It is obvious that discrimination exists. Women do not have the opportunities that men do. And women that do not conform to the system, who try to break with the accepted patterns, are stigmatized as odd and unfeminine.

Quotes by Shirley Chisholm

At present, our country needs women's idealism and determination, perhaps more in politics than anywhere else.

Quotes by Shirley Chisholm

Women have learned to flex their political muscles. You got to flex that muscle to get what you want.

Quotes by Shirley Chisholm

When women are stressed, they either eat too much and get fat, or they eat not so much and get thin, and the latter is what happens to me.

Quotes by Shirley Eaton

The Middle East is ailing. The malady stems from pervasive violence, shortages of food, water and educational opportunities, discrimination against women and - the most virulent cause of all - the absence of freedom.

Quotes by Shimon Peres

You know who is against democracy in the Middle East? The husbands. They got used to their way of life. Now, the traditional way of life must change. Everybody must change. If you don't give equal rights to women, you...

Quotes by Shimon Peres

Female authors were still using male names when I was young, or they were neatly shoehorned into 'women's books' except for those few that men could always point at when the disparity was pointed out.

Quotes by Sherwood Smith

What is interesting to me is looking at how male and female writers depict men who, come in behind to fill those domestic duties, deal with personal and cultural lack of respect for doing what is lingeringly perceived as 'women's...

Quotes by Sherwood Smith

The history of fan fiction demonstrates how efficient, and effective, women have been at pooling together to get what they want out of their stories. It's been a largely female-driven world.

Quotes by Sherwood Smith

In my generation, if a man washes the dishes, the older women still tend to cluster around and coo and thank him and praise him. But if a woman washes the dishes, it's business as usual, even if both man...

Quotes by Sherwood Smith

I have been around for a long, long time. I didn't make it 'til I was older. I went through the period when women were not getting signed, particularly if you were writing songs that were lyrically propelled.

Quotes by Sheryl Crow

I remember specifically, in the summer of 2002, the rate of women infected with HIV/AIDS was beginning to match the rate of men, and nobody was talking about it. It was as if it was on nobody else's radar. I...

Quotes by Sheryl Lee Ralph

Over the last 10 years, women have stalled out at the top.

Quotes by Sheryl Sandberg

Frequently Asked Questions

What range of perspectives on women appear on this page?
The quotes cover several distinct angles - one speaker's view that many Western women aren't comfortable finding strength through traditionally feminine qualities and instead lean toward "masculine-oriented things" to establish it, another on women serving in Iraq alongside men, one on confidence as a source of attractive qualities, and one encouraging women to "be themselves, rather than what men want them to be."
Is there a quote here about women in the military?
Yes, one references "our men and women fighting in Iraq" being "held accountable for their performance and their conduct... twenty-four hours a day," describing shared standards for men and women serving.
What does this page say about confidence?
One quote describes confidence as "at the root of so many attractive qualities," including a sense of humor, a sense of style, and "a willingness to be who you are no matter what anyone else might think or say." For more on self-assurance and identity, see Me.
Is there a quote specifically about how women should be encouraged to act?
Yes: "I'm trying to encourage more women to be themselves, rather than what men want them to be. I don't believe in patronizing either sex," a statement encouraging authenticity over external expectations for either gender.
Does this page take one single position on femininity?
No - the quotes present differing personal viewpoints rather than a single stance, including one speaker's specific opinion that some women pursue "masculine-oriented things" to express strength in their femininity. For related themes, browse Love or Life quotes, or try the Ale page for something different.

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