Kate del Castillo Quotes

Women have to stand up to tremendous discriminatory practices, whether inherited traditions, whether imposed norms, male perceptions of power and control. The women always have to go through that and cannot take any privilege for granted.

Control of females is mandatory for a successful, civilized, humane and compassionate society

I really think that Muslim people should stop raising their boys and girls that way. They instill a macho culture right from the start of childhood. And if you have never learned to treat girls and women respectfully, you will never be able to act differently later on than the men in your culture, and in your family. That's fact.

The whole world is starting to realize that it was the most unwise thing for our society to have ignored women power, to run the society with male priorities.

There are relatively few role models for young people. We are in a society that is ruled by men.

I grew up in a world that told girls they couldn't play rock 'n' roll.

I was surrounded by strong women so it had never even occurred to me that women were anything other than equal to men.

A woman can never be too rich or too thin, but until very, very recently, she could be too powerful, for which - if she wasn't smart enough to camouflage herself - she generally paid the price.

And then also I think it's harder for women because comedy is so opposite of being ladylike.

People think anything done from a woman's perspective is only going to appeal to women.

Boys always like to see girls kiss. I don't get it; girls don't want to see boys kiss.

I think there are a lot of rules for women. We have a lot of expectations and a lot of rules for women. So we're expected to march in a straight line, and when we don't, all hell breaks loose.

As long as male behavior is taken to be the norm, there can be no serious questioning of male traits and behavior. A norm is by definition a standard for judging; it is not itself subject to judgment.

Every woman is supposed to have the same set of motives, or else to be a monster.

Black men don't like to be called 'boys,' but women accept being called 'girls.'

No one knows what women want!

While gossip among women is universally ridiculed as low and trivial, gossip among men, especially if it is about women, is called theory, or idea, or fact.

Women get the attention when we get into the men's arena, and that's sad.

Women with money and women in power are two uncomfortable ideas in our society.

Feminine virtue is nothing but a convenient masculine invention.

A woman should be pink and cuddly for a man.

The word 'excess' has no meaning for a male.

But the idea that women can't take care of themselves still permeates our culture.

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.

People don't want to see women doing things they don't think women should do.