Vera Rubin Quotes

Women have talent and intelligence but, due to social constraints and prejudices, it is still a long distance away from the goal of gender equality.

I'm not a feminist.

I'm not obsessed with the rights of women; it can be a bit excessive. I want to put men and women on an equal footing. I think we are equal but different.

I grew up in a home where I was literally told from a young age, 'No daughter of mine will ever wash a man's socks,' and I am pleased to say I never have. It was made clear that whatever I wanted to do I should aspire to, regardless of my gender.

Women are still second-class citizens.

I believe I've always been a big believer in equality. No one has ever been able to tell me I couldn't do something because I was a girl.

Now, since I'm a husband and father, discrimination against women isn't just political, it's personal.

I'm not a sexist. I believe if a man can to go work all his life, a woman can. Who am I to say, 'Don't do that because you're a girl?'

Very few women are creative. I would not send a daughter of mine to study physics.

You can’t protect women without handicapping them in competition with men. If you demand equality you must accept equality. Women can’t have it both ways.

I don't think a woman should be in any government job whatever. I mean, I really don't. The reason why I do is mainly because they are erratic. And emotional.

I don't know why there is still any barrier between men and women in terms of achievement and success.

Whoever it is who's filtering stuff makes it seem like women want to be more than men. My understanding... is that we're asking to be treated the same.

Being a feminist is not about how successful, talented, and assertive you are in your own life. It's about whether you support the struggle to overcome the limiting gendered stereotypes and barriers that force so many women to restrict their aspirations as workers, to fulfill their aspirations as parents, and force so many men to do the opposite.

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

The point of feminism is you shouldn't have to be a man to be treated with equal respect.

I'm a woman, but I want to fight the same as a man.

Women are capable of accomplishing just as much as men are but aren't always given the same attention and opportunity.

Half the population of the entire world is women, and people are somehow shocked that this entire half is as capable as the other half.

I'm almost a feminist and believe if a girl wants to do something, she should be able to do it in the same way that a man is able to, which is sometimes a problem in our country.

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

I was always a feminist. My mother was a feminist; my grandmother was a feminist. I always understood women had to fight very hard to do what they wanted to do in the world - that it wasn't an easy choice. But I think the most important part is that we all want the right to be taken seriously as human beings, and to use our talents without reservation, and that's still not possible for women.

Somebody has said that woman's place is in the wrong. That's fine. What the wrong needs is a woman's presence and a woman's touch. She is far better equipped than men to set it right.

As women began to challenge their own internalized views of a woman's proper place, their desire and demand for equal status and free choice began to grow exponentially.

Women who insist upon having the same options as men would do well to consider the option of being the strong, silent type