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“The only way for a woman, as for a man, to find herself, to know herself as a person, is by creative work of her own.”
― The Feminine Mystique
― The Feminine Mystique
“She's my friend, the boy said simply. That's who she is and that's enough for me. As Minli looked at the buffalo boy, aglow with happiness against his poor surroundings, she saw it was enough for him. More than enough, as the smile that kept curling up on his face told her.”
― Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
― Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
“When she stopped conforming to the conventional picture of femininity, she finally began to enjoy being a woman.”
― The Feminine Mystique
― The Feminine Mystique
“I always had a strong reluctance to hurt people, which is always the best way of hurting oneself.”
― Promise at Dawn
― Promise at Dawn
“The solutions are obvious. Stop making excuses. Stop saying women run publishing. Stop justifying the lack of parity in prominent publications that have the resources to address gender inequity. Stop parroting the weak notiong that you're simply publishing the best writing, regardless. There is ample evidence of the excellence of women writers. Publish more women writers. If women aren't submitting to your publication or press, ask yourself why, deal with the answers even if those answers make you uncomfortable, and then reach out to women writers. If women don't respond to your solicitations, go find other women. Keep doing that, issue after issue after issue. Read more widely. Create more inclusive measures of excellence. Ensure that books by mean and women are being reviewed in equal numbers. Nominate more deserving women for the important awards. Deal with your resentment. Deal with your biases. Vigorously resist the urge to dismiss the gender problem. Make the effort and make the effort and make the effort until you no longer need to, until we don't need to keep having this conversation.
Change requires intent and effort. It really is that simple.”
― Bad Feminist
Change requires intent and effort. It really is that simple.”
― Bad Feminist
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