Others are huge and gaping, leaving scars that never heal. Some of the cuts are so small they’re barely visible. “Women endure entire lifetimes of these indignities - in the form of catcalls, groping, assault, oppression. I will always stand up for women and girls, cis and trans.” - Fae Johnstone A feminist world-view will enable women and men to free their minds from patriarchal thought and practice and at last to build a world free of dominance and hierarchy, a world that is truly human.” - Gerda Lerner “Women’s History, the essential tool in creating feminist consciousness in women, is providing the body of experience against which new theory can be tested and the ground on which women of vision can stand. For all the women who come after us, for all the little girls growing up in this world, we owe it to them to keep fighting.” - Nikita Gill We are indebted to their sacrifices and it is a reminder that nothing ever comes easy, it must be fought for. “This is for the powerful women, the badly behaved women, the women who shaped history with their hands, the women who fought tooth and nail so girls today can read, write, vote, be employed. … We’re here now, women are in the world, and we will not be bullied.” - Meryl Streep “ You could make a case that, along with the technological revolution, the most provocative upending destabilizing thrilling change in the course of human history is that we’re finally in it. But I say to them, ‘How else did you expect me to show up?’” - Ilhan Omar “They cannot stand that a refugee, a Black woman, an immigrant, a Muslim, shows up in Congress thinking she’s equal to them. I just want to work until there are fewer and fewer ‘first and only’s.” - Raquel Willis “I’ve been in so many spaces where I’m the first and only Black trans woman or trans woman period. We need to redouble efforts to accelerate progress in tackling gender gaps and increasing female representation in positions of power.” - Julia Gillard Politicians and business leaders must hear and act on that message. It is also heartening to see that attitudes towards male and female roles are changing. “While the issues we prioritize may be different country by country, there is a real consensus that men must play their part if we are to achieve true parity between the sexes. “If Black women were free, it would mean that everyone else would have to be free since our freedom would necessitate the destruction of all the systems of oppression.” - The Cohambee River Collective Luckily, this is not difficult.” - Charlotte Whitton “Whatever women do, they must do twice as well as men to be thought half as good. “I like being present in spaces where I am not welcome because you do not deserve to feel comfortable just because you’re racist or sexist or small-minded.” - Scaachi Koul, One Day We’ll All Be Dead and None of This Will Matter It is individual efforts, collectively, that makes a noticeable difference - all the difference in the world!” - Jane Goodall “One individual cannot possibly make a difference, alone. If not now, when? If not us, who?” - Faith Bandler It’s time to move the process of reconciliation forward with a little more speed. “Dear friends, much pain has been endured in the past, and that pain is no longer designated to hopelessness. A lot of what feminism is about is moving outside of roles and moving outside of expectations of who and what you’re supposed to be to live a more authentic life.” - Laverne Cox “I think transwomen, and transpeople in general, show everyone that you can define what it means to be a man or woman on your own terms.
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