50 Most Savage Feminist Quotes On Gender Equality
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Feminism is defined as a belief that women should have equal rights and opportunities that men have. It is a movement or organised activity to support the equal rights of women worldwide. The movement leads to a massive outpour of opinions, some positive and some opposing views. Many celebrities and women leaders voiced their opinion in support of the feminist movement, and it became a hot topic on social media as well.
Let us read this compilation of savage feminist quotes and more on gender equality!
Savage Feminist Quotes!
Savage refers to something fierce, and feminism is most definitely a fierce battle. Check out these savage feminist quotes for more!
“I raise up my voice—not so that I can shout, but so that those without a voice can be heard. … We cannot all succeed when half of us are held back.”
Malala Yousafzai
“If you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman.”
Margaret Thatcher
Source: IMDB
“I’m tough, ambitious, and I know exactly what I want. If that makes me a bitch, okay.”
Madonna
“It took me quite a long time to develop a voice, and now that I have it, I am not going to be silent.”
Madeleine Albright
Source: interview with Marianne Schnall For Huffington Post
“Of course, I am not worried about intimidating men. The type of man who will be intimidated by me is exactly the type of man I have no interest in.”
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
“Feminism isn’t about making women stronger. Women are already strong, it’s about changing the way the world perceives that strength.”
G.D. Anderson
“Women are always saying, ‘We can do anything that men can do.’ But men should be saying, ‘We can do anything that women can do.'”
Gloria Steinem
Source: “Count me in” by Gregg Jarrett for Fox News
“I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life‘s a bitch. You’ve got to go out and kick ass.”
Maya Angelou
“Women belong in all places where decisions are being made. … It shouldn’t be that women are the exception.”
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
“A feminist is anyone who recognizes the equality and full humanity of women and men.”
Gloria Steinem
Source: “Happy 80th, Gloria Steinem” by Kathleen McCartney For CNN
“There’s something so special about a woman who dominates in a man’s world. It takes a certain grace, strength, intelligence, fearlessness, and the nerve to never take no for an answer.”
Rihanna
“We need to stop buying into the myth about gender equality. It isn’t a reality yet.“
Beyoncé
Source: “Gender Equality Is a Myth!” By Beyoncé Knowles-Carter For Shiver Report
“What I am proud of, what seems so simply clear, is that feminism is a way to FIGHT for justice, always in short supply.”
Barbara Strickland
“If a woman have a pint and a man a quart—why can’t she have her little pint full?“
Sojourner Truth
Source: Ain’t I A Woman?
“All men should be feminists. If men care about women’s rights, the world will be a better place. We are better off when women are empowered.”
John Legend
Sassy Feminist Quotes!
To have sass means to be bold, vigorous, full of spirit and smart. So let us read these feminist quotes by these sassy personalities to experience some sassiness!
“When a man gives his opinion, he’s a man; when a woman gives her opinion, she’s a bitch.”
Bette Davis
“When there are no ceilings, the sky’s the limit. So let’s keep going—let’s keep going until every one of the 161 million women and girls across America has the opportunity she deserves to have.”
Hillary Clinton
“Women are leaders everywhere you look—from the CEO who runs a Fortune 500 company to the housewife who raises her children and heads her household. Our country was built by strong women, and we will continue to break down walls and defy stereotypes.”
Nancy Pelosi
“The more I have spoken about feminism the more I have realized that fighting for women’s rights has too often become synonymous with man-hating. If there is one thing I know for certain, it is that this has to stop.”
Emma Watson
Source: United Nations Address on Gender Equality
“We need women at all levels, including the top, to change the dynamic, reshape the conversation, to make sure women’s voices are heard and heeded, not overlooked and ignored.”
Sheryl Sandberg
Source: Sheryl Sandberg’s Commencement Address Barnard College in New York City, New York
“We need to reshape our own perception of how we view ourselves. We have to step up as women and take the lead.”
Beyoncé
“No woman should be told she can’t make decisions about her own body. When women’s rights are under attack, we fight back.”
Kamala Harris
“Human rights are women’s rights and women’s rights are human rights, once and for all.”
Hillary Clinton
Source: Remarks by First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton: United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women, September 5-6, 1995, China
“Women have discovered that they cannot rely on men’s chivalry to give them justice.”
Helen Keller
“A revolutionary woman can’t have no reactionary man.”
Assata Shakur
“Do not live someone else’s life and someone else’s idea of what womanhood is. Womanhood is you.“
Viola Davis
“I want every little girl who’s told she’s bossy to be told instead she has leadership skills.“
Sheryl Sandberg
“My dad always said, ‘Don’t fit into the glass slipper like Cinderella did, shatter the glass ceiling’.”
Priyanka Chopra
“Now, we are becoming the men we wanted to marry. Once, women were trained to marry a doctor, not be one.”
Gloria Steinem
Source: Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions
“If men don’t have to be aggressive in order to be accepted, women won’t feel compelled to be submissive. If men don’t have control, women don’t have to be controlled.”
Emma Watson
Source: United Nations Address on Gender Equality
Sarcastic Feminist Quotes!
Sarcasm at times is a really effective and subtle way of delivering a meaningful message without indulging much in seriousness. Check out these sarcastic and savage feminist quotes for more!
“I’m a feminist. I’ve been a female for a long time now. It’d be stupid not to be on my own side.”
Maya Angelou
“Last time I checked, how much sex a girl has doesn’t justify a label slapped on her like a soup can.”
Meggie Royer
“A man told me that for a woman, I was very opinionated. I said, ‘For a man, you’re kind of ignorant’.”
Anne Hathaway
“The only jobs for which no man is qualified are human incubators and wet nurse. Likewise, the only job for which no woman is or can be qualified is sperm donor.”
Wilma Scott Heide
“If one still needs a reason to justify being a militant feminist, then head over to the middle east. That’s where you will find the real misogyny, which is propped up by a proper patriarchy. Happy Travels!”
Dave Rubin
“The only thing required to be a woman is to identify as one. Period. End of story.”
Amanda Lovelace
“My mother told me to be a lady. And for her, that meant to be your own person, be independent.“
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
“Feminism is not a dirty word. It does not mean you hate men. It does not mean you hate girls that have nice legs and a tan, and it does not mean you are a bitch or a dyke, it means you believe in equality.”
Kate Nash
“My coach said I run like a girl. And I said if he ran a little faster he could too.”
Mia Hamm
“There is a special place in hell for women who don’t help other women.”
Madeleine Albright
Source: “Q&A with Arianna Huffington, co-founder of Huffington Post, on Donald Trump, sleep and the media”
“A girl should be two things: who and what she wants.“
Coco Chanel
“I only know that people call me a FEMINIST whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a doormat.“
Rebecca West
The feminist movement has been initiated to serve the greater good of women and overall society. It talks about giving fair chances to both genders, and hence there should be more efforts to be made in the direction of the accurate spread of its purpose.
I hope you enjoyed reading these most savage feminist quotes, let us know which quote/quotes did you like in the comments section. Also, you can check out these 30 Powerful Emma Watson Quotes About Feminism!
