Our culture encourages women to nurture men, making it predictable that many experience a seductive empathy for abusive men, as well as the misguided hope that love can obliterate an ugly past. Leslie Morgan Steiner abusivecultureempathy Change image and share on social
I fell in love with many women at school who had no idea I existed. I'm a bit of a romantic. Eric Bana biteexistfall Change image and share on social
Whenever women struggle with breast cancer and face better care than ever, that's feminism. Bell Hooks breastcancercare Change image and share on social
Because sorry to say, women run the house. They run the family. They hold things up. I mean, it's like you don't ever see your mom get sick because she handles everything. And it's kind of amazing I think to show people just how strong women are. Sophia Bush amazefamilyhandle share on social
A typical complaint of married women with children is that their job stress tired them out so that they have little quality emotion and energy left for their children, much less their husbands. Laura Schlessinger childcomplaintemotion Change image and share on social
In traditional societies, we have a long legacy of men controlling the body and mind of women. Such societies have valorised motherhood and fabricated concepts like chastity. Women have been the victims of these notions for thousands of years. Taslima Nasrin bodychastityconcept share on social
What made women's labour particularly attractive to the capitalists was not only its lower price but also the greater submissiveness of women. Clara Zetkin attractivecapitalistgreat Change image and share on social
To this day I get mail from women who say, I went to law school because of your song. But I would hate to think out of the wide spectrum of things I have done in my career, that's all I would be remembered for. Helen Reddy careerdayhate share on social
Women's sport helps break down a lot of barriers for women in other areas, whether in religion or politics. Clare Balding areabarrierbreak Change image and share on social
