Green Party Quotes

I'm appalled the word feminism has been denigrated to a place of almost ridicule and I very passionately believe the word needs to be revalued and reintroduced with power and understanding that this is a global picture.

The pure connecting factor is that those of us who describe ourselves as feminists want equal rights for all people.

Topple the Patriarchy

Feminism is the best movement that's happened in the 21st century, and it benefits everyone.

You can't be a woman and not be a feminist, I don't think. If you care about the world and the world you exist in and your rights.

I would like to see the gay population get on board with feminism. It's a beautiful organisation and they've done so much. It seems to me a no-brainer.

Men need to understand, and women too, what feminism is really about.

If feminism has receded in visibility and prestige, it is precisely because its vision of life's goals and rewards has become too narrow and elitist.

Feminism has never been about getting a job for one woman. It's about making life more fair for women everywhere. It's not about a piece of the existing pie; there are too many of us for that. It's about baking a new pie.

I think of feminism as a socially just and imaginative world.

Feminism is not only for women It's something everyone can participate in, and evolve together, as the first step in the right direction. I see feminism as a tool to achieve that balance and peace.

If the first woman God ever made was strong enough to turn the world upside down all alone, these women together ought to be able to turn it back, and get it right side up again! And now they is asking to do it, the men better let them.

I'm not an active feminist: I'm an active humanist.

I'm proud to be a feminist because making sure that everyone understands we all have a role in fighting for equality is the only way to move forward.

As feminists, we have to become more tolerant of each other's differences because we are essentially working towards the same goal.

My own belief is all men should be feminists, and with enthusiasm.

Our society really needs to take a better look at what we're selling, because I think women being empowered will be as beneficial to men as it is to us.

My feminism has evolved way beyond self-empowerment and I see feminism as a path to peace on earth. The fundamental imbalance that is behind all of the other social diseases is patriarchy. I do believe. As men and women, together, I really long to feel my society evolve its understanding since we're one of the leaders in the f-word. I want us to grow our idea of feminism collectively and get both men and women involved in undoing patriarchy. It's huge. It's a huge job.

To me, a feminist belongs in the same category as a humanist or an advocate for human rights. I don't see why someone who's a feminist should be thought of differently.

If we're for one another, we're feminists. The rest is semantics.

Feminism is, I hope, a way to a better future for everyone who inhabits this world. Feminism should not be something that needs a seductive marketing campaign. The idea of women moving through the world as freely as men should sell itself.

My feminism is humanism, with the weakest being those who I represent, and that includes many beings and life forms, including some men.

I expect that Woman will be the last thing civilized by Man.

Feminism is not dead, by no means. It has evolved. If you don't like the term, change it, for Goddess' sake. Call it Aphrodite, or Venus, or bimbo, or whatever you want; the name doesn't matter, as long as we understand what it is about, and we support it.

When we talk about feminism - equality without apology for all - we can't be talking about for all white women or all highly educated women but all women, regardless of color, class, creed, sexual orientation or identity.