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The constant pressure to be the perfect, ideal female - there's no such thing. ”
As female artists, we have to be constantly criticized for the way that we look, the way that we dress, on a whole other level that men don't have to face. ”
I know a lot of the work that paved the way for women happened before I was around... I was never that feminist girl demanding equality, but maybe that's because I've never really faced inequality. ”
We are all souls, and what I have learnt so far is that while God is male, the souls created by Him are female, so I always had women as my theme, as they are dedicated to Him. ”
Skating is really hard, especially women's skating where we're judged in little tiny dresses. ”
For women's tears are but the sweat of eyes. ”
I love how feminism is often blamed for giving women too many choices. Like this is a bad thing. ”
Every time a confident, successful woman like Marissa Meyer distances herself from feminism, I think of Athena. Athena women, with all their brilliance and strategy, are the ones smashing up through layers of glass. They tend to identify with men, keeping femininity at a distance. ”
We know that society is better - more prosperous, more stable, more peaceful, more cohesive - when women's rights are respected and when women are valued, empowered, and lead the way in our communities. ”
I have no fears that on a purely merit basis, we will have an embarrassment of riches from which to choose in order to reach gender parity. ”