Unfortunately, gender inequality is still evident in our lives. In society there are still people with a mind anchored in the past that inadvertently slows down the evolution of humanity. There are those who today think that women have an inferior role in society, when in reality, it is the same role that man has. No more no less.
A woman is capable of performing the same functions as a man and a man the same functions as a woman. Leaving aside, of course, the issue of reproductive or feeding a baby through breastfeeding. Respect and freedom are not negotiable in society and therefore women must feel that they have the power of their lives.
Empower women
Empowering women is not just 'women's thing'. It's a man's thing too. We are all equal and we all have the same rights and obligations as a society. It is necessary to eradicate the macho and obsolete thoughts that allow women to suffer anywhere in the world just for being a woman.
Thanks to everything that women have fought in history or what they have been able to overcome, women can decide in freedom in some parts of the world. The objective is that women live without fear of men, that they have a voice and vote anywhere in the world and that once, the macho thinking is over.
There are many women who throughout history and today have given talks, written manifestos or books in order to build an equal and fair world for all, both men and women. Educating in feminism means questioning language and rejecting gender roles forever. It is necessary to give a sense of identity, of equal sex, to value differences but also abilities, to teach that love is to give ... but also receive.
Next we are going to quote some phrases from famous women of the past and of today, who being feminists, will make you reflect on how women should continue to empower themselves today.
Feminist phrases that will make you reflect
- "We don't know our true height until we stand up." Emily Dickinson, American poet
- 'I have never been able to find out exactly what feminism is; I just know that people call me a feminist whenever I express feelings that differentiate me from a doormat. ' Rebecca west
- 'Feminism is not just for women, it is allowing everyone to have a fuller life.' Jane Fonda, actress and political activist
- 'I refuse to live in the ordinary world as an ordinary woman. To establish ordinary relationships. I need ecstasy. I am neurotic, in the sense that I live in my world. I will not adapt from my world. I adapt to myself. '' Anaïs Nin, writer
- 'We have to change our own perception, the way we see ourselves. We have to step forward as women and take the initiative. ' Beyoncé, American singer
- 'They taught me to believe that excellence is the best way to defeat racism or sexism. And that's how I run my life. ' Oprah Winfrey, journalist and actress
- "Life expands or shrinks in proportion to how brave you are." Anaïs Nin, writer
- "There is no barrier, lock or bolt that you can impose on the freedom of my mind." Virginia Woolf, writer
- 'Each and every one of you can be a leader and support others to achieve it.' Michelle Obama, attorney and former first lady
- 'The more I talk about feminism, the more I realize that talking about women's rights is confused with hating men and if I know anything, this must stop.' Emma Watson, actress and UN Women Goodwill Ambassador
- 'You are not your circumstances, you are possibilities. If you know that, you can do whatever. ' Oprah Winfrey, journalist and actress
- "Don't feel stupid if you don't like what other people pretend to love." Emma Watson, actress and UN Women Goodwill Ambassador
- "Once we get tired of seeking approval, we find that it is easier to earn respect." Gloria Steinem, American journalist and activist
- 'Culture does not make people: people make culture. If it is true that the full humanity of women is not our culture, then we can and must make it our culture. ' Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Nigerian novelist
- "Don't tear other women apart, because even if they are not your friends, they are women and this is just as important." Roxane Gay, American author
- "The most attractive thing a woman can have is self-confidence." Beyoncé, American singer
- 'It is fear that makes us lose our consciousness. It is also what makes us cowards. ' Marjane Satrapi, Franco-Iranian author and illustrator
- 'Freedom and justice cannot be divided according to our political interests. I don't think you can fight for the freedom of one group of people and deny it to another. ' Coretta Scott King, American writer and activist
- "Feminism is the ability to choose what you want to do." Nancy reagan
- 'I refuse to act the way men want me to act.' Madonna, American singer
- 'I hate men who fear the force of women.' Anaïs Nin, writer
- 'Yes, I am a feminist, I have no choice. I am a woman who has fought alone. ' Rocío Jurado, Spanish singer
- 'I don't want women to have power over men, but over themselves.' Mary Wollstonecraft, writer
- 'I am not a bird; and no net catches me; I am a free human being with an independent spirit. ' Charlotte Brontë, writer.
- 'The enemy is not the lipstick, but guilt itself; We deserve a lipstick, if we want it, and freedom of expression; We deserve to be sexual and be serious - or whatever we please. We have the right to wear cowboy boots in our own revolution. ' Naomi Wolf, writer
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