For women... bras, panties, bathing suits, and other stereotypical gear are visual reminders of a commercial, idealized feminine image that our real and diverse female bodies can't possibly fit. Without these visual references, each individual woman's body demands to be…

Quote by Gloria Steinem

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If women have young children, they are one man away from welfare.

If women have young children, they are one man away from welfare.

I've yet to be on a campus where most women weren't worrying about some aspect...

I've yet to be on a campus where most women weren't worrying about some aspect...

Power can be taken, but not given. The process of the taking is empowerment in...

Power can be taken, but not given. The process of the taking is empowerment in...

Marriage works best for men than women. The two happiest groups are married men and...

Marriage works best for men than women. The two happiest groups are married men and...

I have yet to hear a man ask for advice on how to combine marriage...

I have yet to hear a man ask for advice on how to combine marriage...

Because I have work to care about, it is possible that I may be less...

Because I have work to care about, it is possible that I may be less...

God may be in the details, but the goddess is in the questions. Once we...

God may be in the details, but the goddess is in the questions. Once we...

If you say, I'm for equal pay, that's a reform. But if you say. I'm...

If you say, I'm for equal pay, that's a reform. But if you say. I'm...

America is an enormous frosted cupcake in the middle of millions of starving people.

America is an enormous frosted cupcake in the middle of millions of starving people.

Unless we include a job as part of every citizen's right to autonomy and personal...

Unless we include a job as part of every citizen's right to autonomy and personal...

Without leaps of imagination, or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities. Dreaming, after all,...

Without leaps of imagination, or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities. Dreaming, after all,...

Logic is in the eye of the logician.

Logic is in the eye of the logician.

We'll never solve the feminization of power until we solve the masculinity of wealth.

We'll never solve the feminization of power until we solve the masculinity of wealth.

Clearly no one knows what leadership has gone undiscovered in women of all races, and...

Clearly no one knows what leadership has gone undiscovered in women of all races, and...

Pornography is the instruction. Rape is the practice, battered women are the practice, and battered...

Pornography is the instruction. Rape is the practice, battered women are the practice, and battered...

We need to remember across generations that there is as much to learn as there...

We need to remember across generations that there is as much to learn as there...

Men should think twice before making widowhood women's only path to power

Men should think twice before making widowhood women's only path to power

For much of the female half of the world, food is the first signal of...

For much of the female half of the world, food is the first signal of...

Pornography is about dominance. Erotica is about mutuality.

Pornography is about dominance. Erotica is about mutuality.

I will no longer be referred to as Miss Steinem of Ms. magazine.

I will no longer be referred to as Miss Steinem of Ms. magazine.