Denise Mina Quotes

We are women. We are a subject people who have inherited an alien culture.

When I grew up, I realised what an amazing thing my parents did. It was such a big deal for my mom, a middle class woman, to decide to leave her children and husband to go and do her Ph.D. for three years. And my dad, who is even more middle class, a traditional South Indian, to let his wife do that.

When we tell girls that we expect them to pursue education and excel in education, we are changing the narrative and are opening the door to the leaders of our future.

We're told that to be successful girls, we have to be small and quiet. Yet to be successful humans, we have to become big and have a voice. There's an inherent contradiction.

In my immigrant family we revered Margaret Thatcher. She was aspiration personified. She understood what it took to smash the glass ceiling. She shared our values and she empathised with our experiences. She really was the first British Asian Prime Minister.

I realized that, as a woman, you have an obligation to be a feminist.

Feminists are asking the practical questions about how you want to live your life.

Young girls in Haryana should speak their mind and not be afraid to challenge the system.

I remember being called 'feminazi' and all that. I'm so proud of these young women who are coming out and not afraid to say they are feminists.

We need a feminist movement that is robust enough to survive women who have preyed on others without trying to justify their behavior or maligning their victims.

I think the main thing for young women is to have confidence and not be afraid to challenge continuing inequalities, because that's the only way you'll get change.

I just really felt I had to help the community I came from. I know how hard it is to make it out of here.

It can't be articulated enough, that feminism means the desire to have equality between men and women. I believe that, and I act on those beliefs by going to marches and making a difference where I can.

Are we solving the world's problems by allowing women to make the first move on a dating app? No. But I do believe we are helping to change some very archaic norms.

Gender rules were made to be broken, especially if you have been told throughout history that you're 'less than.'

I think the influence of contemporary feminism has been very unhelpful to the current generation of girls. They are constantly being encouraged to speak out about how they feel victimised.

We gotta break these double-standards and get women to loosen up a bit. We gotta show them that we can do what we want to do how we want to do it. If someone doesn't like it, they can get to stepping.

I am for feminism. I stand up for women standing up for themselves in the same way I stand up for being black.

Power feminism is just another scam in which women get to play patriarchs and pretend that the power we seek and gain liberates us.

Young women who want an education will not be stopped

I would say there have been different stages of my feminist awakening. The more layers you peel back and the more things you're made aware of, you're like, "Oh my God."

Young girls getting into feminism.

Feminism, when it truly achieves its goals, will crack through the most basic structures of our society.

I didn't know feminism was actually a thing until I left home and found out the country didn't run the way my mom's house did.

All women are feminists, whether they know it or not.