- Always
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- Nov 07, 2020
Women Quotes
On confidence, identity and being true to yourself.
These quotes discuss women's confidence and identity from a few angles: resisting pressure to act a certain way, and the discipline shown by women serving alongside men in the military. For related reflections, see our Life quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Men
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- Nov 07, 2020
Our goal should be to develop work-life policies that enable people to put their gender values into practice. So let's stop arguing about the hard choices women make and help more women and men avoid such hard choices.
- Men
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am not arguing that women ought to 'settle.' I am arguing that we can now expect more of a mate than we could when we depended on men for our financial security, social status, and sense of accomplishment.
- Marriage
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- Nov 07, 2020
Giving married women an independent legal existence did not destroy heterosexual marriage. And allowing husbands and wives to construct their marriages around reciprocal duties and negotiated roles - where a wife can choose to be the main breadwinner and a husband can stay home with the children - was an immense boon to many couples.
- Home
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- Nov 07, 2020
Historically, mass demonstrations have worked best at shifting public opinion and pressuring the powers-that-be when organizers highlighted one concrete demand: 'Bring Our Boys Home from Vietnam'; 'End Segregation Now'; 'Support Women's Right to Choose.'
- American Republic
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- Nov 07, 2020
Inequality was written into the creation of the American Republic when our Founding Fathers denied voting rights to women.
- Men
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- Nov 07, 2020
Americans are right to believe the American Dream is fading. But that dream only became a possibility for white men as a result of the labor struggles and reforms of the New Deal, and it began to extend to minorities and women only after the civil rights and women's movements of the 1960s and 1970s.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
I never want to promote an ad that makes women feel bad about themselves, because when I was young, I never felt rich enough or fashionable enough or good enough. I felt talked down to by luxury fashion labels. There was a disconnect. They made me feel we weren't right for each other.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I love a pocket. I'm about helping women look as good as possible on the least amount of effort. I want versatility and comfort. Clothes that can go from the office to anywhere. We're always trying on samples at work. If none of us would wear it, chances are no one else will.
- Evening
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- Nov 07, 2020
What you wear in the evening is important for women because it's so personal, and it's so complicated to get it right. I like trousers for evening, especially when they have that width and attitude to them.
- Brilliant
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- Nov 07, 2020
The amount of TV exposure we have had and the attention women's football has got has been brilliant.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think that what's happening is that girls are enjoying playing. It's a lot more acceptable, and now we have a Women's Super League with hugely dedicated female role models - really committed players who people can see are dedicated and training as hard if not harder than any male players - that's all progressing the sport.
- Image
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- Nov 07, 2020
The image of women's football has definitely changed. Now we've got to make sure it keeps developing.
- Opportunity
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- Nov 07, 2020