Femicide Quotes

“Every woman, from the prostitute to the nun, possesses equal right to safety, protection, and freedom; in a manner unrelated to the consent or standards drawn out by men. We do not choose which woman for whom to provide more protection and more safety based upon what she is doing with her own body, how she clothes herself, or the style by which she chooses to live.”
― C. JoyBell C.

“Let me be very clear. A prostitute in a brothel deserves the exact same justice as a virgin living in her parents' house with her nannies. The amount of shelter a woman receives in life is not indicative of the justice she is owed in death. The worth of one's passing is not framed and bought by the shelter given her in life. We are all born differently and into different circumstances. Any one of us could have become a prostitute if only born differently. I refuse to lean to the notion that any woman's untimely death may be put on trial in accordance to her living.”
― C. JoyBell C.

“Violence against women is not a recent phenomenon. The bones of my sisters litter history and prehistory. The mass grave at Cahokia. The sacred cenote at Chichén Itzá. The Iron Age girl in the bog, hair shorn, blindfolded and leashed.
Women are conditioned to be wary. Walk faster at the sound of footsteps. Peek through the hole before opening the door. Stand by the controls in the empty elevator. Fear the dark. Was Primrose simply another marcher in a random parade of female victims?”
― Kathy Reichs, Fatal Voyage

“The Dark Cloud
Is the sadness and anger that you experience sometimes
Is the number of friends you lost because of rape crimes
Is the mood of women in Juarez, Mexico that are scared of walking down the street because they see the rapists around the corner
Is the disrespect that you endured because you were a “foreigner”
― Aida Mandic, The Dark Cloud

“It is in the imperative, inescapable, overwhelming demand that the victim be blamed and that you blame yourself with her. It is in the imperative, inescapable, overwhelming demand to exonerate the murdered at all costs. One does not learn to be silent: one is forced to shut up. One is forcibly silenced.”
― Cristina Rivera Garza, Liliana's Invincible Summer: A Sister's Search for Justice

“Kejahatan pertama dalam hidup manusia bukanlah Kain membunuh Abel tapi adalah Adam yang membunuh ibuku. Ayahku membunuh ibuku karena aku mencintai ibuku dan tidak mencintai ayahku.”
― Nawal El Saadawi, موت معالي الوزير سابقاً