Emily Ratajkowski

The ideal feminist world shouldn't be one where women suppress their human instincts for attention and desire. We shouldn't be weighed down with the responsibility of explaining our every move. We shouldn't have to apologize for wanting attention, either. We don't owe anyone an explanation.

British Model

Emily V. Gordon

When I was young and less wise, I thought that being a feminist meant being independent. It meant not sacrificing your needs for anyone else's and not relying on anyone else for even a smidgen of your happiness or well being.

American Writer

Goldie Hawn

I'm a woman who was raised to believe that you are not complete unless you have a man. Well, in some ways it's true. I am a feminist to a point. But I'm not going to deny the fact that I love to be with men.

American Actress

Felicity Kendal

When I was much younger, I sometimes felt rejected by feminists because of an image that I sold because it paid the bills. Any fool could tell my hair is dyed.

English Actress

Isabel Allende

My mother didn't want me to be a feminist, a radical, political person, because she was scared. She wanted me to be protected and safe, but my life never was.

Chilean Writer

Margaret Hoover

Look, a conservative feminist stands for increasing responsibility and increasing personal freedom.

American Author

Frances McDormand

My politics are private, but many of my feminist politics cross over into my professional life.

Reshma Saujani

I'm a feminist with a capital 'F' and have always had a passion for policy.

American Lawyer

Ida Lupino

I didn't see myself as any advance guard, or feminist.

O. T. Fagbenle

My whole life, I have considered myself a feminist.

British Actor

The term 'feminist' generally carries a positive meaning, recognizing advocacy for equality.

Positive Connotation

'Feminist' isn't limited to women; anyone who supports gender equality can be a feminist.

Not Just Women

A feminist often participates in activities supporting women's rights and equality.

Activism Involvement

The adjective form 'feminist' often appears in academic discussions about gender studies.

Scholarly Use

The word encompasses many issues, from politics to culture, when discussing equality.

Broad Scope

A feminist strives for fairness in all areas, like the workplace, home, and law.

Equality Focus

The term can describe a person's inclusive belief system, advocating for all genders.

Inclusionary Term

Be aware that 'feminist' may prompt strong reactions; it's often misunderstood.

Misconceptions Alert

 to start standing up and saying some of this stuff, and standing with women and not against them and pretending that somehow this is a battle between the sexes and other kinds of nonsense. We live in the world together. And by the way, one of the things that really bothers me about some of the rhetoric against feminists and others

Jackson Katz: Violence...

 Right. That we will be -- there will be more democracy and more jobs and more well-being, and it's women that are going to lead the way. Maybe we have the momentum to start a third-wave feminist movement with our sisterhood around the world, with women we don't see, women we may never meet,

A hilarious celebration...

 that was not this kind of one-dimensional strong character empowerment thing because I think one thing that can be very alienating about a misconception of feminism is that girls then think that to be a feminist, they have to live up to being perfectly consistent in your beliefs,

Tavi Gevinson: A teen...

 deserve to live a life free of catcalling unless of course catcalling is where you get your self-esteem in which case it's totally fine but she's a really bad feminist like she isn't it by the way she wasn't able to be here today and but literally she told me she wants

TEDWomen 2015 in review...

 the longest-running women's film festival in the world. So while other kids were watching sitcoms and cartoons, I was watching very esoteric documentaries made by and about women. You can see how this had an influence. But she was not the only feminist in the house.

Courtney Martin:...

 continue to rest in peace. He will always be remembered by those of us who loved him. And he was right that day many years ago when he called me a feminist. I am a feminist. And when I looked up the word in the dictionary that day, this is what it

Chimamanda Ngozi...

 and a bunch of us graduate students got together one day, and we said, you know, there's an explosion of writing and thinking in feminist theory, but there's no courses yet. So we did what graduate students typically do in a situation like that.

Why Gender Equality Is...

 them everywhere I have worked with women and for women all my life I know them well I was born in ancient times at the end of the world they patriarchal Catholic and conservative family no wonder that by age 5 I was a raging feminist although

Tales of passion -...

 It's awful. The worst part was that I was completely unaware when I was doing it. It was unconscious. So here I am doing my part, trying to be a feminist, amplifying the voices of women around the world, and yet at home,

Why I'm done trying to...

 that point in time he stood for something and standing for something it's really important no we're not gonna tolerate homophobia no more jock yes we're feminists you're very concerned about sexism how do you make