Sushmita Sen Quotes

I demanded more rights for women because I know what women had to put up with.

Women are still second-class citizens.

Why are we not valuing the word 'feminism' when there is so much work to be done in terms of empowerment and emancipation of women everywhere?

I don't consider myself a feminist, but I feel very empowered as a woman, and I've used all my resources widely. I believe in equality, but that's just naturally happening. I still want a door opened for me, to be treated like a lady, but I also want equal rights for women, of course.

Of course there should be women empowerment, women should get every right. They need to fight for it because the society doesn't look at women equally, and that's not fair.

Being a feminist is being equal to do what a man do.

I'm a feminist. I've been a female for a long time now. It'd be stupid not to be on my own side.

I still consider myself a feminist.

Our daughters were coming of age during a rising consciousness about gender equality. Throughout their school years - from kindergarten through graduate school, 1972 to 1992 - women were starting to take their places in areas traditionally reserved mostly for men.

I owe nothing to Women's Lib.

In Sweden, there's a lot of talk of gender equality. That discussion isn't as prevalent in the U.S. I feel that successful American women are tougher than Swedish women - they create their space.

I don't know why it's still a taboo to be a feminist.

Women in my world are respected as much as men.

I'm not a big fan of Women's Liberation, but maybe it will help women stand up for the respect they're due.

It is probably true to say that the largest scope for changes still lies in men's attitude to women, and in women's attitude to themselves

Women must try to do things as men have tried.

The social degradation of women was a major objective of the feminist movement…. They tell women that in order to be equal they have to be just as promiscuous as men… The Constitution is a beautiful sex neutral document…. The whole idea of feminism is a fraud. As a matter of fact, it is worse than a fraud.

I think being a feminist is to each her own. It's kind of like asking someone what being a woman means to them. We should all be feminists. We should all want equality.

There is no denying that we have made great progress toward gender equality.

I think a lot of women have felt really powerless.

I'm an ardent feminist.

Being a feminist means asking for equality. But people take it the other way at times. It is looked down upon is because it is seen as man-hating. But, feminism is a really crazy idea that suggests men and women are equal.

What is feminism? We are just asking for equal opportunities, nothing beyond that. It doesn't mean that you cannot be pretty or you cannot cook or you can't do a whole lot of things. Feminism's got a bad rap; that's it.

I'm an independent woman and a feminist.

We need everyone to be a feminist. Feminism is the fight for the equality of sexes, not for the domination of one sex over another.